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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: "henry" <dr_henry@handbag.com>
Reply-To: joehenry2010@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:19:49 -0800
Subject: CONGRETULATIONS

Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/04
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/04



Dear our treasured lucky winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the "UK's
National Lottery International Promotions end of year programme held on
friday the 31st,of December,2004.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000
names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa,
and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme
conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you
will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your names and
email address attached to Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial number
129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently won the
lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category.

Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot lump sum prize awards
winning of £3,950,280.00 (Three Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand,
Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling Only) in cash prize credited to file
Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04. This is from the total prize of £18,486,220.
00 (Eighteen Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and
Twenty Pounds Sterlings) shared among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky winners
in this category apart of our promotional programme for this year 2004.
This is your opportunity!

Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for claim.To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter
of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas
Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment
to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been
concluded satisfactorily.

Contact thus:
Financial Director,
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES
U.K LTD
A reputable finance firm in the U.K
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality,
be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your
designated bank account as this is part of precautionary measures to avoid
double claim or misuse of this
program by some social miscreants.

Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty
to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit
of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy,so you will be the only
one to know what you've won hence, this notification via this medium (EMAIL)
to avoid interception of official letters.

On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately hence,
all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within 20days of this notification
as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim" date will authorized funds withholding
for redirection as abandoned/ unclaimed without notice.

Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim
agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claimagent
and also provide them with your valid means of your personal
identification with a copy of this awards notification for
references.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!please contact your claims agent immediately to begin
your claims
process;
MR JOSEPH HENRY
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES U.K LTD
TELEPHONE NUMBER +447040106513
FAX NUMBER +447092860389
At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,

Mr. Charles Louis Mcclean
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A&2B,
Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD.
United Kingdom



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