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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: "Morris Cage" <morris_cage@britishnationallottto.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:18:22 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Tel:+4407031944988

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
Date: 23/06/2005

Dear Consultation Prize Winner,

RE: BRITISH HEADQUATER PRIZE AWARD NOTICE


we happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery

International programs held on the 1st of June 2005 in London.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with

Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7,which

subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of
usd$2,500,000.00 (Two million,five hundred thousand, United States

Dollars) in cash credited to file PC/9080118308/02.

This is from a total cash prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared

amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

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 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 US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred

thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by our

affiliate bank in London.

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.

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 a part

of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted

abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary

agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

NAME OF AGENT: Mr.Donald Wildhagen.
Email:donald_wildhagen@walla.com
TEL:+4407031944988

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your Reference/Batch Numbers

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Morris Cage
Zonal Coordinator
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

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