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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 (8 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <uklotterydepartment@result-info.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:19:19 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uk national online lottery
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                            
                     WINNING NOTIFICATION
         
          We happily announce to you the draw (#982) of the UK NATIONAL  ONLINE
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 21st  July 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 14 . 34 . 38 . 43 . 47 . 48 . [09] Bonus Ball 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£178,226 (One hundred and seventy eight thousand, two hundred and twenty six pound sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £946,792 shared
amongst the (10) 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 £135,256 (One hundred and thirty five
 thousand,two hundred and fifty six  pound 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: Princess laura spencers.

email address:  lauraspencers@yahoo.com.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
princess Laura spencers.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program
Telephone:+44-7031941659

Fax:+448701314092

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize

 

Ref:UK/9420X2/68

Dear Winner,

           Congratulations once again from all the staff here.In order to verify your winnings,we need your particulars for record purposes.Attached here is a copy of our verifications form,please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.Please fill out the form

1. FULL NAMES:________________________________________________________

2. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________

3. SEX:_________________________

4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________

6.COUNTRY:_____________________________________

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________________FAX NUMBER__________________

8.OCCUPATION:______________________________________________

9.ANNUAL INCOME:_____________________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:_________________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:_________________________________________

After you have completed the filling of the form you are to send a copy via email to your fiduciary agent

Princess laura spencers.

EMAIL:lauraspencers@yahoo.com

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