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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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Fraud email example:

From: UK National Lotto <results@national-lottery.eu>
Reply-To: p.wilbert@elottopromo-uk.com
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:33:33 +0200
Subject: Final Board Notice

UK NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP
16, TOLPITS LANE, WATFORD,
HERTS WD18 9RN UNITED KINGDOM.

Reference #: UK/90G3825H9/08B
Cash Prize: 782,000.00GBP

Congratulations,
This is an e-mail notification to inform you that your e-mail address
has won you a cash prize of 782,000.00GBP on our online sweepstakes
promotion draws held on Tuesday, 4th Oct, 2009 in London, United
Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 112-0745-810-264 with
Serial number 0152-12 drew the lucky Numbers: 11-24-14-36-08, and a
bonus number of 18 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

To file for claim, do contact our claims agent via e-mail as given
below providing your reference #(same as above), full name(s), full
address(s), telephone #, nationality & country of residence;

Mr. Paul Wilbert
e-mail: p.wilbert@elottopromo-uk.com

Kindly note that the requested information will be used to process
your claim for due remittance of your prize money. Thus, ensure to
provide accurate details to avoid complications and ease remittance
proceedings.

Congratulations from all members and staffs of this promotion.

Your's Truly,
Prof. John Dawson.
Online Co-ordinator.

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