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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: winners_game@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 20:05:17 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service





33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE .LONDON
03/O/2005

Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery
programs
programs held on the 28th of Febuary 2005 in London.Your
e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number
886/04 drew the lucky
numbers: 01-6-2-13-35-17,which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd
category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a
total sum of GBP500,000.00( five hundred thousand, pounds sterlings)
in cash credited to
file RPC/9080115322/44.This is from a total cash prize
of GBP 125 million pounds sterlings
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever
for British Lottery
The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The
biggest was the 363 million pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two
winners in a May 2000
drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our
play coupon. In view
of this, your GBP500,000.00 (five
hundred thousand,pounds sterlings) would be released to you by our
affiliate bank in UK.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release
of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with
him.
All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.This promotion takes
place annually.To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent
with the below details for processing of your claims.
AGENT: Mr.Trevor Smith
Email:law_z12@yahoo.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers
in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations once
more from all members and
staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
Mr Simmon Russells.
Zonal Coordinator



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