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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: "online random search" <online_randomsearch10@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:50:34 +0000
Subject: WIN AQUAINTANCE

The National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL,
UNITED KINGDOM,
(Customer Services),
http://www.lottery.co.uk/res/
Ref: UK/9420X2/68,
Batch: 074/05/ZY369,
Date:10-06-2005.
ONLINE RESULT:

We happily announce to you the draw (#953) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on on 1st of June 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12-18-22-24-32-33(bonus no.),
which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category I. match 5 plus
bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
&pound;250,000
(Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of &pound;1,000,000 shared amongst the
first
four
(4) 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 &pound;250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand
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 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:
MR.James Mello
Tel:+447040110277

Fax:+447092844704

Email:fudiciary_agent01@uk2.net

Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MRS.SUSAN GREEN
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Online Random Search

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