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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (11 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISH LOTTERY" <nationallottoirlandgames@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: irishweblottery@mixmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:51:59 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION....Ref: FBUK/2078/3467/99

IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: FBUK/2078/3467/99
Batch: AC/A318-55

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held on WEDNESDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 850,000.00 Euros ( Eight hundred and fifty Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from theWorld Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over100,000unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europeas indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your 850,000.00 Euros would be released to you by any of our payment offices! in Europe(UK).

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr Mark Lindsay.

Email: irishweblottery@mixmail.com

Phone: +447031941879
Fax : +447092864620

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number(FBUK/2078/3467/99)and Batch Number (AC/A318-55) in every correspondence with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to

you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

MR James Brown.

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