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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: "Mark Kuku" <markkuku@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:46:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION TO YOU(FROM UK LOTTERY)

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#992) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online
sweepstakes International program held on Sat 25th Jun 05.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 15-23-27-38-44-49(bonus no
34),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5
plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a sum of £100,983 (One
hundred thousand ninen hundred and eighty three pounds sterling) in cash
credited to filen kTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£1,817,694 (One million eight hundred and seventeen thousand six hundred and
ninty four pounds sterling) shared amongst eighteen (18) people. 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,you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £100,983 (One
hundred thousand nine hundred and
eighty three pounds sterling) which would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.
Our European agents will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you contact them. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential,until your claim 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.To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MRS JOY VINCENT
Email: joy_vicente1@myway.com
YOU CAN GO TO OUR ONLINE RESULT SITE TO VERIFY THE VALUE OF YOUR WINNINGS
AND ALSO
GET A PRIZE BREAKDOWN, AND PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK THE CORRECT DRAW NUMBER
(#992)http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir. Markus.K.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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