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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: nationallottery nationallottery nationallottery
<uklotto84@eresmas.com>
Reply-To: nationallotto84@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:48:38 GMT
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LOTTERY_AWARD_NOTIFICATION/PROCESSING_ADVICE=3A_=A3714=2C075?=

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Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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ng=3D=228=22=3E=3Ctr=3E=3Ctd bgcolor=3D=22=23ffffff=22=3E=3CP=3EThe Natio=
nal Lottery=3CBR=3EP O Box 1275=3CBR=3ELiverpool=2C L70 1NL=3CBR=3EUNITED=
KINGDOM=3CBR=3E(Customer Services)=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3ELOTTERY AWAR=
D NOTIFICATION/PROCESSING ADVICE=3A=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3EWe happily a=
nnounce to you the draw (=23951) of The =3CBR=3ENational Lottery=2C Onlin=
e Sweepstakes International=3CBR=3EProgram held on Wednesday 2nd Febuary =
2005=2E Your email=3CBR=3Eaddress attached to ticket/serial number 4717-0=
5=2C with=3CBR=3Eserial number 7665-43 drew the lucky numbers=3A=3CBR=3E2=
-19-28-33-44-49 (bonus no=2E 21)=2C With Ref=2E Number=3A=3CBR=3ETNL/7120=
T05/68=2C Batch Number=3A 02/005/TNL905 and=3CBR=3Esubsequently won the l=
ottery in the 2nd category=2Ei=2Ee=3CBR=3Ematch 6=2E=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C=
BR=3EYou have therefore been approved to claim a total sum=3CBR=3Eof =A37=
14=2C075 (Seven hundred and forteen thousand=2C=3CBR=3Eseventy five pound=
s sterling) in cash credited to file=3CBR=3EKTU/908754634308/05=2E This i=
s from a total cash prize=3CBR=3Eof =A32=2C856=2C300 shared amongst the f=
irst four (4) lucky=3CBR=3Ewinners in this category i=2Ee Match 6=2E=3CBR=
=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3EAll participants for the online version were selecte=
d=3CBR=3Erandomly from World Wide Web sites through computer=3CBR=3Edraw =
system and extracted from over 100=2C000 unions=2C=3CBR=3Eassociations=2C=
and corporate bodies that are listed=3CBR=3Eonline=2E=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C=
BR=3EPlease note that your lucky winning number falls=3CBR=3Ewithin our E=
uropean booklet representative office in=3CBR=3EEurope as indicated in yo=
ur play coupon=2EIn view of=3CBR=3Ethis=2C your =A3714=2C075 (Seven hundr=
ed and forteen=3CBR=3Ethousand=2C seventy five pounds sterling) would be=3C=
BR=3Ereleased to you by any of our payment offices=2E=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C=
BR=3ECONGRATULATIONS!!!!!=3C/P=3E
=3CP=3EFor security reasons=2C you are advised to keep your=3CBR=3Ewinnin=
g information confidential till your claims is=3CBR=3Eprocessed and your =
money remitted to you in whatever=3CBR=3Emanner you deem fit to claim you=
r prize=2E Our European=3CBR=3Eagent will immediately commence the proces=
s to=3CBR=3Efacilitate the release of your funds as soon as you=3CBR=3Eco=
ntact him=2E This is part of our precautionary measure=3CBR=3Eto avoid do=
uble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this=3CBR=3Eprogram=2E Please be w=
arned=2E Deductions from WINNING SUM=3CBR=3Eis not allowed until the WINN=
ING SUM has been handed=3CBR=3Eover to the winner=2E To file for your cla=
im=2C please=3CBR=3Econtact our fiduciary agent=3A =3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CB=
R=3EFRANK GOODMAN=3CBR=3EThe National Lottery=3CBR=3EP O Box 1275=3CBR=3E=
Liverpool=2C L70 1NL=3CBR=3EUNITED KINGDOM=3CBR=3EEmail=3A =3CA href=3D=22=
mailto=3Anationallotto84=40yahoo=2Ecom=22=3Enationallotto84=40yahoo=2Ecom=
=3C/A=3E=3C/P=3E
=3CP=3EYou can go to our online result site to confirm the=3CBR=3Evalue o=
f your winnings and also get a prize=3CBR=3Ebreakdown=3A-=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=
=3CBR=3E=3CA href=3D=22http=3A//www=2Enational-lottery=2Ecom=22=3Ehttp=3A=
//www=2Enational-lottery=2Ecom=3C/A=3E=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3EAll prize=
money must be claimed in ten working days=2E=3CBR=3EAfter this date=2C a=
ll funds will be returned as=3CBR=3Eunclaimed=2E =3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3E=
NOTE=3A In order to avoid unnecessary delays and=3CBR=3Ecomplications=2C =
please remember to quote your reference=3CBR=3Eand batch numbers in every=
correspondence with your=3CBR=3Eagent=2E Furthermore=2C should there be =
any change of your=3CBR=3Eaddress=2C do inform your claims agent as soon =
as=3CBR=3Epossible=2E Congratulations once again from our team of=3CBR=3E=
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional=3CBR=3Eprogram=2E =3C=
BR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3EPlease include your private telephone and fax numb=
ers=3CBR=3Ewhile replying=2E =3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3ESincerely=2C =3CBR=
=3EBarr=2E JULIE HARVES=3CBR=3ELottery Coordinator=3CBR=3E---------------=
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---------=3CBR=3E=26nbsp=3B=3CBR=3ENote=3A Anybody under the age of 17 is=
AUTOMATICALY=3CBR=3EDISQUALIFIED and Any BREACH of CONFIDENTIALITY on th=
e=3CBR=3Epart of the WINNERS will result to disqualification=2E=3C/P=3E
=3CP=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/P=3E=3C/td=3E=3C/tr=3E=3C/table=3E

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