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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: customersupport@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:44:23 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LUCKY=20WINNER=20=23955?=

National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/05

Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#955) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 16th Wednesday, february,
2005.
Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
0 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers: (-09-13-18-24-29-30-:49-41:)"bonus
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 £98,228
(ninety eight thousand , two hundred and twenty eight thousand pound sterling)
in cash credited
to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of £884,052 lotto jackpot shared
amongst the first
five (5) 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 o over

100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly.
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 £98,228 (ninety eight thousand , two hundred and twenty eight
thousand pound 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 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 fiduciary
agent:
MRS RITA DITH
Email: ritaditch@yahoo.com.au
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.lottery.co.uk
NOTE:YOUR NO IS (41) AND ALSO CLAIMS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS TILL THE MARCH
15TH 2005
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY




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