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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 (9 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "onnline games" <britishnationallottery_in@msn.com>
Reply-To: agent_mark_claims@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:22:08 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A PRICE ( PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AGENT )

	THE XANGA WEB BRITISH LOTTERY

                                             

                                                                                  

                     

                                                                                   

 THE XANGA WEB BRITISH LOTTERY  

12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZX369

 

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#05/979) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International Program held ON FRIDAY 9,

DEC. 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:1 6 11 17 29 43 8 http://thelotter.com/Results_.asp?Lottery=24  which subsequently won

you one of the lucky dip prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a

total sum of ₤9,003,035.00 (Nine hundred thousdand,three hundred & thirty five Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.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 place monthly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. Inview of this, your ₤9,003,035.00 would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Agent Mark

The UKNL Foundation,claims department

Email:agent_mark_claims@yahoo.com

 

He will be the one to direct you through the successfull claim of your winning.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.To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondence with
our designated agent or us.Congratulations and good luck from the
entire members and staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using Britsih
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO:
FRAUDWATCH INTERNATIONAL
www.fraudwatchinternational.com

 

Yours Faithfully,
Sir Alan Hedgewood.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY sweepstakes International
Program


LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

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