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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: "larry smith" <larrysmith2005@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 04:59:54 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification!!!

Dear Sir/Madam.
The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex
TW18 4TP United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#445) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on May 18th,2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10-20-24-26-31-14 which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e Thunderball Jackpot. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000(Two hundred and
fifty thousand pounds)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


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 weekly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our Uk booklet representative office in Uk as indicated
in your play coupon. In view of this, your £250,000(Two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Uk.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Gregory Quinn
Email: consultgregquinn@myway.com

Provide him with the information below:
1. Name
2. Address
3. Occupation
4. Marital status
5. Age
6. Country(Present Location)
7. Nationality
8. Telephone and Fax numbers.
That way your winnings certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show
an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque.i.e.drivers license
or international passport. 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.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings
and also get a prize
breakdown:-www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Larry Smith. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
N.B: Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your Claims agent
immediately.

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