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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "paul winter" <paulwinterburn_495@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 15:06:32 -0400
Subject: CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR WINNING PRIZE!

                         The National Lottery
                             P O Box 1010
                          Liverpool, L70 1NL
                            UNITED KINGDOM
                          (Customer Services) 

Ref:UK/9420X2/68 
Batch:074/05/ZY369

Date:13th May, 2005                                                                                              

                      

ATTENTION:ALMERANCA,

 

CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program.

 

I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.

MAILPOST COURIER SERVICE
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.
NAME:MR STEVE  WHITE(dispatch officer)
EMAIL:mailpostcourier@hotmail.com
FAX: +447092863185
TEL1:+447031944739

TEL2:+447040113371.
 
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost.When contacting them,you are to include this order number and your winning amount as your subject.Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.
 
ORDER NUMBER:P562725
 
Note: you are Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers,winning amount and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
 
Thanks,
 
Mr Paul Winterburn,
Claims Agent,
UK NATIONAL LOTTO.

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