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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: "Uk Online Lottery" <winners2005@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 02:29:41 +0000
Subject: **CONGRATULATION**YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED A WINNER.

*****************************************************
UK Online Lottery
P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKON/5464K2/71
Batch: 012/05/DR432

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Ticket Number: 1356683522 352
Serial Number: 3422/05
Lucky Numbers: 17 20 27 35 36 42
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We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 26 July 2005 Your
e-mail address.******** (winners email)********

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus
bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 250,000(Two
hundred and fifty thousand great britain pounds) in cash credited to file
KTU/467557844/05.

This is from a total cash prize of 1,000,000,00 shared amongst the first
Three (3 )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 250,000(Two hundred and
fifty thousand great britain pounds) would be released to you by any of our
affiliated couriers company Our 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 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 claims agent:
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MR.ALLEY MCDONALD
Email:alleymcdonaldukonline@gmail.com
Tel:+447031941539
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Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm.

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