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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: "UKNL NOTITIFICATION" <uknlnotification@btlnotificationdesk01.com>
Reply-To: agentcoker01@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:03:11 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION...............CONGRATULATION!!!


The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)

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


WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1001) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on wednessday 27th of July,
2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION
as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:10,12,13,17,31,37 (bonus ball 44),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,440,772 ( one
million four hundred and forty thousand seven hundred and seventy two pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £2,881,544 shared amongst
the(2)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 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, the amount you won is £1,440,772 (one million four hundred and forty
thousand seven hundred and seventy two pounds sterlin).

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

DR. DAVID COKER
Tel: +44 704 012 2601
Fax: +44 871 661 7513

Official Email: agentcoker01@hotmail.com

Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers,occupation,marital status,sex,age,batch
number,ref number,brief description of company and individual,amount
won,country immediately.


Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
DR MILNER GRAHAM.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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