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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: "Paultunner" <paulralph@handbag.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:10:58 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

The U.K National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#924) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on Wednesday 6th
October
2004.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 166 with
Serialnumber 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 04,14,23,31,35,41,25 which
subsequently won you one of the two Jackpot prizes. You have therefore
been approved
to claim a total sum of Ã,£1,551,010(One Million, five hundred and
fifty one thousand,and ten Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr. Paul Tunner
Email:paultunner@myway.com
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name: Jackie Steele
2.Address:1501 Quail Street, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3.Marital Status: S
4.Occupation: Marketing Coordinator
5.Age: 50
6.Sex: F
7.Nationality: W
8.Country Of Residence:USA
9.Telephone Number:949/476-3334
10.Fax Number:949/721-7141
11.Draw Number above: #924

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 weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In
viewof this, your Ã,£1,551,010 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Paul Tunner
Email:paultunner@myway.com
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 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.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Paul Ralf
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

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