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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: "thomas barnes" <uk_national_lottery_co_2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:27:01 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#998) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on monday 20th
of august, 2005 in NEWCASTLE, UNITED-KINGDOM.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188
with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:15 . 2. 3. 21. 24.38 .44
47.
Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category
i.e
match 6,jackpot.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of
U$D 1,536,431.00 (one million, Five Hundred and thirtysix Thousand
four hundred and thirtyone United StatesDollars) in cash, credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of $USD 10,488,540
shared amongst the first five (5) lucky winners in this category.

All participants for this 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.
This promotion takes place weekly.

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, yourU$D 1,536,431.00 ( one million five hundred
and
thirtysix thousand four hundred and thirtyone dollars) will 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 claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to receive 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, contact our fiduciary agent:


Mr.peter andrews
Email:luckylotto002@hotmail.com
phone: +447031908318

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