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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: ukonlinenationalgame@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 15:04:22 +0100
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to notify you the draw (#915) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,

Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on
Friday 26 November 04, 2004.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from a
pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals
drawn from Europe,
America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts
of 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 (#915) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
04-14-23-31-35-41(bonus no.24), which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£76,000,00 (Seventy
Six Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£456,000,00 shared
amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category
i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. Your prize award has been insured
in your name and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim
agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21
days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of
your winning and remittance to your designated bank account
after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with.

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 view of this, your £76,000,00 (Seventy Six Thousand
Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. Please be informed that claims
not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited
to the pool without further notice. Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter
between 24hours on Monday through saturday

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. Williams Robinson
Email: fiduciary009@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: phone:+447031942677
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further
advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality
until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Bertron Hill
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM



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