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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: "British National Lottery" <britishnationallotto@winnerdepartmentsection.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:58:27 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON !!!


The British National Lottery Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer
Services) Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING NOTIFICATION We
happily announce to you the draw (#888) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes.

International program held on 10 August 2005. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 16-21-24-28-31-33(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £218,086 (Two hundred and eighteen
thousand, eighty six pounds sterling) in cash credited to
fileKTU/9023118308/03.

In view of this, your You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £218,086 (Two hundred and eighteen thousand, eighty six 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 claims
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. Brown Dash. Email:
browndash_lott@yahoo.co.uk

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours
faithfully, Richard Wood. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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