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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 TIMES" <uktlp1@msn.com>
Reply-To: UKTIMESLOTTO@SIFY.COM
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:36:12 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UK TIMES LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
UNITED KINGDOM.PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT 21-25 GRASSMARKET,
EDINBURGH EH1 2HS UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

REF: OYL /26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 24th August 2005, of
Winners of the UK TIMES PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM, draws held on 20th
May, 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459,
with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved for lump sum pay Out of (? 1.500.000.00) One Million, five hundred
thousand British
Pounds in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/05. This is from
total prize Money Of (?25.500.000.00) Twenty-Five Million, five hundred
thousand British Pounds shared among the seventeen International winners in
this category.

All participants were selected through a computer Ballot System drawn from
25,000 email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America and Asia as Part of International
Promotions Program, which is Conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we ask
that you keep this Award strictly from Public notice until your claim has
been processed and released to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming by participants of this program. We hope with a part
of your prize, you will participate in our mid-year high stakes ?500 Million
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our Dire ctor, Claims/Remittance
Department:

Mr. Tim Sawyer
Director, Claims/Remittance Department,
UK TIMES LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
EDINBURGH, NITED KINGDOM.
Email: timsawyer@uku.co.uk

He will process and ensure the release of your won prize Money. Note that
all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th Sept, 2005.

After this date, all funds shall be returned to our treasury as unclaimed
prize money.
In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please rememberto
quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with
our payment officer.

Congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Ms Vanessa Smith.
The Promotions Manager,
UK TIMES LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM.

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