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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: rosiemarcus2@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:57:25 +0100
Subject: UKN Information Service



INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
FROM THE DESK OF MRS ROSIE MARCUS, COORDINATOR
UK NATIONAL-LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
Customer's Service Center
UNITED KINGDOM.


Dear Sir/Madam
Dispatch date: 27/06/2005.
On the Ref Number: UK/910/16454
Batch Number: VC/32/ID1141
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 25/05/2005 in ENGLAND AND WALES.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 5224652456UT with serial number
0098/UK0204, batch number VC/32/ID1141,lottery ref number UK/910/16454 and
drew lucky numbers 03-01-15-20-34-33-07 which consequently won in the 2nd
category, you have therefore been approved to claim a lump sum pay out of
US$2.500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States dollars)
in cash credited to file KLTT/KTU/2004ETN.This is from a total cash prize
of US$25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first TEN (5) lucky winners
in this 2nd category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note that your winning ticket falls within our Europe booking office. This
means your claims process will be handled by our Europe Fiduciary Agent.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning

information confidential until your claims has been Processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our Security Protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company
and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. For immediate processing
of your winning, please contact our fiduciary agent:
====================================
MR JIMMY ADAMS
FIDUCIARY AGENT.
UK NATIONAL-LOTTERY INC.
Liverpool, United Kingdom,
Email: mrjimmy_adams@katamail.com
====================================
Note that winners are expected to contact their fiduciary agent immediately
on receipt of this notification as all claims process and clearance procedures
must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising from the issue
of double claiming. 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 staff
of this program.

Sincerely,
R. MARCUS
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
NATIONAL-LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
UKN Information Service

___________________________________________________________

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