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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • alleypeter39@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: National Lottery UK<alleypeter39@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:58 GMT
Subject: Verify and respond


I am alley Peter , a staff of The National lottery Uk. I have an urgent b=
usiness deal
that demands urgency and top secrecy.
a ticket number with the following information:
Draw date :-------------------------- 19-05-2007
Draw no : --------------------------- 1190
Game name :-------------------------- Lotto
Prize unclaimed:--------------------- =A37,923,399
Prize Level :------------------------ Match 6
Area Ticket was bought :.------------ North Yorkshire Area
winning Numbers:--------------------- 17,19,20,32,36,48 ( Bonus Ball 18 =
)
Last Date to claim prize :----------- 15 November , 2007

remain unclaimed after the draws on the above date. For verification of =
this information
visit the following site : http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/res=
ults/unclaimedPrizes.do
The deal
**********
I know personally the old lady that bought the ticket.Unfortunately she i=
s no more.This is a
TOP SECRET. She will never come for the prize again and no one is aware o=
f this valued
piece of information in my company. I saw this as an opportunity and I de=
cided to use it.
I would have applied for the claims personally but as a staff of the Nati=
onal Lottery ,
we are not allowed to participate.

What you are expected to do
*******************************
You will file for the claims of this fund in Italy as the ticket falls wi=
thin the european
paying zone.I will guide serially on what to do to avoid flop.

Your Share
************
Upon the successful claim of this fund ,we will share the fund equally.

Fears
*******
For the fact that you are not having the winning ticket is not a problem.=
You will never run
into any troubles if you follow my instructions.Upon the discovery of thi=
s fortune I never
informed any other person apart from you and I expect it remains like thi=
s.

If this interests you , contact me on alleypeter39@yahoo.co.uk for more d=
etails and what to
do.
I look forward to your urgent response.

Alley Peter

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