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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 (5 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: "frank andersfrk" <britishlotte@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:55:15 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

The National Lottery
 PO Box 1010
 Liverpool
 L70 1NL
 United Kingdom.
 Ref: LSUK/2031/7168/67
 Batch: R3/A377-69
 WINNING   NOTIFICATION:
 We happily announce to you the draw (#1014) of the
 UK NATIONAL
 LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program
 held on sat 22 oct, 2005.Your e-mail address
 attached to ticket number: 56475600949199 with
 Serial number 5677/78 Drew the lucky
 numbers:18,20,22,30,32,39,and a bonus ball of 03 which
 won the jackpot prize. You have therefore been
 approved to claim a total sum of  £1,831,492(1million,
eighthundred and thirtyone thousand,fourhundred and nintytwo pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file U/023029908/07.                       
  All participants for the online version wereselected
Randomly from the World Wide Web through a
 computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
 unions, associations, and Corporate bodies that are
 listed online. This promotion Takes
 placeweekly.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
 Ã‚2,118,518 would be released to you by our payment
 Officer.
 To file for your claim, Please contact
 our fiduciary agent:
 MR. FRANK ANDERSON
 Email:andersfrk@yahoo.co.uk
 TEL/Fax: +44-703-194-2775
 Provide him with the information
 below:
 1. Name:
 2. Address:
 3. Marital Status:
 4. Occupation:
 5. Age:
 6. Sex:
 7. Nationality:
 8. Country Of Residence:
 9. Telephone Number:
 10. Fax Number:
 11. Draw Number above:
 That way you’re Winnings Certificate and all
 other relevant
 Documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You
 would be
 required to show an instrument of identification
 when Cashing your
 Cheque i.e. Drivers license or International
 Passport.
 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.
 You can go to our online result site to confirm the
 value of You Winnings And also get a prize breakdown
 Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K
 NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 Yours faithfully,
 
 Online Co-coordinator for U.K
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do

 

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