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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).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <notification@onlinewebgames.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:50:35 +0000
Subject: REF:DRAW (#1007)

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!! BRITISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X). BRITISH WEB LOTTERY P.O.Box 1010 Liver pool, L701NL, United Kingdom. Ref: BWLW/67451/01 Batch: 01/14/31711-3  FROM: JAMES IRVIN, CONTROLLER                      We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the BRITISH WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes international program held on Wednesday 17th August, 2005 Your e-mail address attached  to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: Bonus Ball 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 £834,310{NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS}  In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of £7,500,000.00{Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great  Britain pounds sterlings} shared amongst the {10} 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 £950,000 {NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS} 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 claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.        To File for your claim, please contact our claims agent below. *************************************************************** Name :Mr Brian cole phone:+4470-31947187 E-mail:uk_onlinegame@msn.com Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ***************************************************************        sincerely   JAMES IRVIN  CONTROLER BRITISH WEB LOTTERY P.O.Box 1010 Liver pool, L701NL, United Kingdom.

 

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