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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: =?us-ascii?Q?lucy=20pat?= <lucypat@seznam.cz>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 17:53:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 Tanfield Road,
Croydon.London
Ref No: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 2nd of JULY 2005 in LEEDS
UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:08 . 25 . 33 . 35 . 38 .
40 .07,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You
have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP854,000.00(Eight
hundred and fifty four Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file ktu/9023118308/
03.This is from a total cash prize of GBP4,717,559.40 million Pounds
Sterling, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.
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. 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
GBP854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty four Thousand Pounds Sterling)
would be
released to you by our payment office in europe. Our European agent
will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. 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 c laim your prize.
This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file
for
your claim, please contact ou r fiduciary agent:
Mr CLIVE GARRY.

clivegarry_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.com.br

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK To avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in
any correspondences with us or our Rdesignated agent. Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being
part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

MRS LUCY PAT

UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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