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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: "NEWLIFELOTTERY PROMOTION" <newlifelottery@newlifepromotion.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:14:25 +0000
Subject: WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

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 (#986) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online
sweepstakes International program held on Sat. 03 July 05.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers: 06-08-13-15-21-40(bonus no 35),which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ?79,420 (Seventy nine
thousand four hundred and twenty pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of ?1,508,980(One million five hundred and
eight thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds sterling) shared amongst
twenty one (21) people. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites and different search engines
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 ?79,420
(Seventy nine thousand four hundred and twenty 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 y! our 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, do not reply to this mail OTHERWISE
YOUR CLAIM WILL NOT BE PROCESSED, but contact contact our fiduciary
agent:Mr. RUBEN NUTUGAR Email: rubennutugar@ureach.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 (#986)
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. Richard K. Fletcher.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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