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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: "UKONLINE PRIZE DEPARTMENT" <info@ukonlineawarddesk01.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:56:03 +0000
Subject: emailselection

NOTIFICATION DESK
20 A'BECKETS AVENUE
ALDWICK, BOGNOR REGIS,
WEST SUSSEX, PO21 4LX
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/688
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK


We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UNITED
KINGDOM
HIGHSTAKE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
International
program held on 12TH JULY 2005.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers:
(07)-(20)-(22)-(23)-(34)-(37)bonus # (38).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
£500,000 (Five
hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
TU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared
amongst the
first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5
plus bonus.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 bimonthly.

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 £500,000 (five hundred thousand
pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our security firm.Our
agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds
as soon as you contact him/her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information
confidential till 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
security/fiduciary agent:
**************************************************************
Mr.Freddy Cole
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
e-SECURITY AND FINANCE UK.
Contact email: email-freddy@uk2.net
*************************************************************

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK-ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE UK.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

Gloria Hart
Lottery Co-Ordinator

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