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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: uksweepstakes2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:08:32 +0100
Subject: UK lottery,WINNING NOTIFICATION.

The National Lottery
P.O. Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#970) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International Program held on wednesday,8th of June 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 14,18,29,33,37,39,47 which subsequently won
you the Jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £3,100,673(three Million,one Hundred Thousand,six Hundred And seventy
threee Pounds Sterling.) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. All
participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World
Wide Web through a 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 European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your
play coupon. In view of this, your £3,100,673 would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Kenneth Tyler.
Email: kennethtyler19@hotmail.com
Fax: +44-208-181-6289
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number: 10.Mobile/Cell Phone Number:
11.Fax Number:
12.Email Address:
13.Draw Number above: #970
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. Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir Richard Harp.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.



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