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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 (9 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: "UKONLINE LOTTERY" <info_ukonlinelotto8@msn.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent_alfred01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:36:48 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON £250,000 Ref:UK/9420X2/68 Batch:074/05/ZY369

	UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.      GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!  UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY  IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;  (Registration Z720633X).

                                                                              

                                              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 (#471) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on  1st November, 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 5647560054  188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 50-18-22-24-32-33 (bonus no.),  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £250,000  (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling)  in cash credited to file  KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first  four (4) 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 until the end of the year.  (31/12/2005)

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.  (5647560054 188)   In view of this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand 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 her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
Please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, 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. Paul Smith
Email:claimsdepartment_uknationallottery1@hotmail.com

Phone Number1:+44 703 195 6497, Phone Number2:+44 703 195 4281, Phone Number3:+44 703 194 7633

        

CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

          

               Mr.  Brian Hunt.                

               Online coordinator