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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: collinsfred01@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:31:59 -0700
Subject: Re:You are the winner

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 (#454) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Sat 18th
June 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:04-05-18-24-30-12
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 £1,000,000 (One million 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 European booklet representative office in Europe
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,000,000 (One million
pounds) would be released/transfer to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with his
below contact information.

Agent: Mr.WILLIAMS SMITH
Email: williamsmithcagent@yahoo.co.uk

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/paper work can be prepared for you as soon as he receive the above
details from you.
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
http://www.lottery.merseyworld.com/
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

faithfully,
Collins Fred.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.



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