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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: "Uklotto Organisation" <uklotowins022005@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: uklottowinsgs2005@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 05:23:37 -0700
Subject: Congartulations you are a pround winner of X23,678,340

UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Uk-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 29th of july 2005 Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers:07-12-23-26-29-44 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the first category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £2,367,834(Two million, three hundred and sixty seven thousand, eight
hundred and thirty four British Pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £23,678,340 shared amongst
the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

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 weekly.

The Worldpak Courier And Cargo Services has been given the contract to
deliver all our winners cheque. You are to contact Mr Paul Owen, the Director
of Operations and Logistics on this email address: worldpak_courierservice@yahoo.com.au

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your
country and address where you want to receive your winnings cheque in your
contact mail to Mr Paul Owen.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program and
thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mr Joe Smith.
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator



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