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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: "The National Lottery" <thenationallottery_30@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:02:20 +0000
Subject: **Official Xmas Notification of Winning (UKON 2005)**

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
THE MARINA OFFICES, ST PETERS YACHT BASIN
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1HX
ENGLAND

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

Winning Ref No: UKON-5464K2/71
Lucky Numbers: 14 . 33 . 36 . 39 . 42 . 46 . [13] Bonus Ball


Date: 15-12-2005
_______________________________________________________________________________
RE: Official Xmas Notification of Winning (UKON 2005)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dear Winner,
You have been Selected in the Xmas UKON 2005 Lottery Program. Our lottery
program selection has finally been performed today which was held at the
Marina office. UK Promotion is a joint Euro/America private lottery
registered and organized in accordance with the World Lottery Regulation
act. We the The National Lottery organizing committee are pleased to
officially notify you of the status of your email application. An official
notification of winning is hereby issued to you as your email promotion
ticket randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers:14 . 33 . 36 . 39 . 42 . 46 .
[13] Bonus Ball which selected your email as the 2nd winner of our lottery
program you have consequently won the lottery program in the first batch.

We have officially approved a sum payout of £950,000.00 GBP only to you as
the lottery winner. This amount is from total prize cash of £ £2,850,000.00
GBP randomly distributed among Three (3) international winners selected by
our Lottery Random System Selection (LRSS). All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names/ email issued from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia, as part of
our International Promotions Program, which is conducted yearly. Your prize
can only be obtained from the assinged listed corresopndence office, they
are to assist and provide helpful information to you in order to receiving
your prize. The National Lottery Promotion,

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Claims Unit Department,
Contact information:
Contact Person: Lehman Leclair
Contact email:- ll_vii_thenationallottey@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447023050848 +447023052284
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Please carefully read all information provided on your winning file.please
remember to quote your winning reference and Lucky winning number
correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations again from
all our staff for being part of UKON 2005 Lottery Program.
Sincerely,
Information Department
The National Lottery Promotion
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NB:The National Lottery holds the right to cancle your winning if you are
below the age of 18,Employees and immediate family members of employees of
The National Lottery, its associated companies,professional advisers,
advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this
promotional lottery.Contacts should be made directly to the Claims Unit
Department via email on or before 14 days after receiving your winning
notification as this is mandatory.Please complete the form below with
correct information and email back to the claimsunit with a return email.
Looking forward to your urgent reply.
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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the
exclusive use of the addresse(s). This email and its attachments may also be
privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake
please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its
attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.


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