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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 mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY BOARD" <uknl_infodesk@msn.com>
Reply-To: denn_lancaster@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:57:20 +0000
Subject: UK XMAS NATIONAL LOTTERY(WINNING NOTIFICATION)

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                                     WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1014) of the LOTTO WINNING under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on wednesday 14 December 2005.
 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers  

 

which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £691,252  (Six hundred and Nine One thousand, two hundred and fifthy Two pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, 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 Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your  £691,252 would be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.
   Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Dr.DENNIS LANCASTER 

Email: denn_lancaster

Fax: +44-20-8181-7223
Tel:  +44-7023-0530-68  

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.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:
That way your 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.

 

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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