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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 national" <uknationallotteryresults1@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 01:08:12 +0000
Subject: UK Online Lottery

WINNING NOTIFICATIONUK Online Lottery
P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the UK ONLINE
INTERNATIONALLOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on
Thursday 28th July 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
02-23-26-30-39-47-31(bonus no5),which subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd categoryi.ematch 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £150,000 (One hundred and fifty thousand pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £5,862,000 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 bookletrepresentative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your £150,000 (One
hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any
of our affiliated securities/couriers companies.

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:
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:

MR.MARK FISHER
Email:markfisher_fiduciary@excite.com

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Richard K.Lloyds.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.

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