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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 is a fake lottery scam (7 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UKNATIONAL LOTTERY" <uknational_lotto@online-winningcentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:34:58 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION {UK Lottery}

                                                 

 

 

The National Lottery

P O Box 1010

Liverpool, L70 1NL

UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68

Batch: 074/05/ZY369

 

                                          WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#999) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on wednesday 20th of July, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:-----(bonus no.), which subsequently won you thelottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £141,022(One hundred forty one thousand and twenty two pounds sterling) in cash credited to fileKTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,833,286 shared amongst thirteen(13) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from

World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. 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 £141,022(One hundred forty one thousand and twenty two pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate

the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information

confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to

you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part

of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted

abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary

agent:

Mr. MOORE WILLY

Email: fiduciarywilly@yahoo.co.uk

You can go to our online result site to confirm the

value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK

NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Richard K. Lloyd.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International Program

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