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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (11 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "uknational promogram" <info_winners@uknationalprogram.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:05:00 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!**YOU ARE A WINNER**

P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

     UK LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 27th of july, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:10-12-13-17-31-37-44 (JACKPOT) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,440,772.00 (one million, four hundred and forty thousand, seven hundred and seventy two British pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £9,222,029 shared amongst the several lucky winners in this category .

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 as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

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 £1,440,772.00 (one million, four hundred and forty thousand, seven hundred and seventy two British pounds sterlings)will be released to you by any of our courier department.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 details 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 programme.Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 10.30pm on Mondays through Saturdays:

MR DAVID BRIGHT

Tel:   44 703 184 6138                       

Fax:  44 707 502 0919

 

Official Emails: claimsagent_ukpromo@excite.com

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours faithfully,

PHILOMINA TERRY ( MRS.)

Zonal Co-ordinator Online International Promotions Unit,

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