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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: "ruselllottery" <ruselllottery@sify.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ruselllottery2@sify.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:38:30 +0530
Subject: lottery winner

Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/04
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/04

Dear our treasured lucky winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as
dated of the "UK's National Lottery International Promotions
programme held on Tuesday the 18th,of january ,2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually
to encourage prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take
part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw 844 of this day
selected your names and email address attached to Ticket Number
034-22478556 with serial number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently won the lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category. Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot lump sum prize awards winning of £3,950,280.00 (Three Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling
Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04.
This is from the total prize of £18,486,220. 00 (Eighteen Million, Two
Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds
Sterlings) shared among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky winners in this
category as part of our promotional programme for this year 2004.
This is your opportunity!
Your prize awards has been insured in your names and
ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on
final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing
of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank
account after all statutory obligations have been concluded
satisfactorily. Contact thus:
Financial Director,
MRS KATE BENSON.
PRIME GOLDEN LOTTO INCORPORATED,.
18/31 Lexham Gardens London w8 5JE
A reputable finance firm in the U.K
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the
purpose of confidentiality, be advised to keep this award
notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants.
Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as
our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until
payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are
sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you've won
hence, this notification via this medium (EMAIL) to avoid
interception of official letters.
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim
immediately hence, all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed
within 20days of this notification as elapse of the scheduled "End
of Claim" date will authorized funds withholding for
redirection as abandoned/ unclaimed without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our
accredited claim agent, you are advised to officially introduce
yourself to the claim agent and also provide them with your valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this awards notification
for references.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
please contact your claims agent immediately to begin
your claims
process;
MRS KATE BENSON.
GOLDEN FINANCE SECURITY UK PLC,.
18/31 Lexham Gardens London w8 5JE
Email mrskatebenson@yahoo.it
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
MR RUSELL BROWN
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A&2B,
Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD.
United Kingdom

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