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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: "ALEX YAKUBU" <alex29@alexchenber.com>
Reply-To: yakubualex000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:40:26 +0000
Subject: Congratulations

UK-LOTTO HEADQUARTERS:
45 ELMDENE RD WOOLICH,
SE 16 TZ,UNITED-KINGDOM.
13-06-2005
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (05/988) of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 11TH JUNE, 2005. in LEEDS
UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
1-2-18-25-34-45-31, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
€1,500,000.00 (ONE Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros in cash credited to
file
ktu/9023118308/03. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies. This
promotion takes place annually.

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 €1,500,000.00 (ONE Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros
would be released to you by our payment office in europe. Our European agent
will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as
you contact him. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please
be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

REV LARRY JOHN.
Email: revjohnzala@yahoo.ca


For more information about your winnings you can click on the link
below: http://thelotter.com/Results_.asp?Lottery=24

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
contact URGENT REV LARRY JOHN for your winnings

Sincerely,
MR. ALEX COX
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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