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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (8 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY" <uklotto@winnersworldonline.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:44:43 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

The National Lottery,
Tolpits Lane,
Watford WD1 8RN

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                                

 

                              WINNING NOTIFICATION: TEN THOON NG

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO Lottery International programs held on Friday 10th June 2005 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number 5368/04 drew the lucky numbers: [3-8-9-26-27-47(45)], which subsequently won you the lottery in the lotto #922.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty thousand pounds) in cash credited to file UNL/9023118308/04.

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.In view of this, your £250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty thousand pounds) would be released to you by our payment office in europe.

It is advised that you do not disclose your Ref. or Batch number to anyone.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR. Bruce Jackson.
Email: nuk_claim_dept@yahoo.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

+44-703-194-6006 and +44-871-716-8105 you can call us from Monday-Friday (9:00am-4pm).

 

CONGRATULATIONS once more from all members and staff of this program.

Yours sincerely,
MR. Jane Ben.
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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