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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 (6 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <uklotterydraws2005@selected-winnings.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:18:23 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITTED ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAMME. Registration NO:Z720633X UK NATIONAL LOTTERY REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X). UK NATIONAL LOTTERY P.O.Box 1010 Liver pool, L701NL, United Kingdom. Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05 Batch: R3/A312-59  FROM: Sir JONES DUTCHER, INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR                    SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!:   We happily announce to you the draw (#1000) of the BRITISH WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes international program held on saturday 23rd july, 2005 Your e-mail address attached  to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (bonus no.03), which subsequently won you the lottery in  in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £92,462{Ninety two thousand four hundred and sixty two  Great Britain Pounds Sterling}  In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of £1,664,316{one Million, six Hundred and sixty four Thousand three hundred and sixteen Great  Britain pounds sterlings}shared amongst the {18} 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 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.  Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £92,462 {Seven Hundred and Ninety two four hundred and sixty two Great Britain Pounds Sterlings} would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in London. 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 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 claims and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned! To file for your claim, contact the claims agent onlinelottery-promo@ukonline.co.uk sincerely Mr.Christopher Blair. Tel.+44 7040111351   Yours faithfully, Sir JONES DUTCHER. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program

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