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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: "JOHN ERIC" <mcjohneric@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:51:53 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner


We happily announce to you that you are a winner of the Draw 109 of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Program held on 1ST
Dec,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (Bonus Ball no.>) , 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 £693,478.26(Six
hundred and ninety three thouand ,four hundred and seventy-eight
pounds,twenty-six pence ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 .This
is from a total cash prize of £5,437,185 shared amongst the (7) 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
Monthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in England as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your £693,478.26(Six hundred and ninety three
thouand ,four hundred and seventy-eight Pounds,twenty-six Pence) would be
released to you by any of our affiliated security/courier companies in
England. Our Fiduciary 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 uk
online fiduciary agent with your full name and draw number(i.e 109)


Name-Dr Gud Johnson
Telephone- +447040113017
Fax - +448703890419
E-mail - drgudjohnson@hotmail.com

You can also go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Terry Mcjohn.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD
BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY ,THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND
LOTTERY IMPOSTERS .THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION

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