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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: "James Mccarthy" <uklotterywinnings3502@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:32:01 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!WINNING 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 (#571) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online
Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 20th of July 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:01-02-05-14-15-16-25
(bonus no.25), 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 £141,022 (One hundred and forty one thousand, and twenty two
pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This
is
from a total cash prize of £1,833,286 shared amongst the (13) 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 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, your £141.022(One hundred and forty one
thousand,
and twenty two pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of
our payment offices 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 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. Sharon Philips
Email: uk_online_lottery_games@yahoo.co.uk
You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
James McCarthy.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Phone :+44- 7031846935
Fax :08715043339

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