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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 (5 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "winners lottery" <lottery_winners677@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:30:20 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON AUK NATIONAL LOTTERY

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/7168/67
Batch: R3/A377-69

                      WINNING   NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1016) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on sat 2nd December, 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600949 199 with Serial number 5677/09 Drew the lucky numbers:09,21,23,31,40,46,and a bonus ball of 08 which won the jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,670 (one million,five hundred and thirty four thousand six hundred and seventy pounds sterling) in cash credited to file U/023009909/0.
All participants for the online version were selected Randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and Corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion Takes placeweekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as Indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1500,670 would be released to you by our payment Officer.
To file for your claim, Please contact
our fiduciary agent:
MR. COLE NSAN
Email:cole111@myway.com
TEL/Fax: +44-703-194-2775
Provide him with the information
below:
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:
That way you’re Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
Documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be
required to show an instrument of identification when Cashing your
Cheque i.e. Drivers license or International Passport.
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 U.K
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir Richard harp.
Online Co-coordinator for U.K

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