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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 free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Georgina Crawford" <uklotto_confirmation@uknatlotorg.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:06:36 +0000
Subject: CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS - UK
Customer Service
Ref Number:  UK/ZZ/102441
Lotto Number: 1010
31-08-2005

ATTN: WINNER           
                     LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
International programs held on Wed-24th-Aug in ENGLAND AND WALES, Your e-mail address attached to Serial number 00982333cc and Batch Number Number: FF344/2536, drew the lucky numbers: 06-13-17-23-32-43-49 (bonus), which subsequently won you the lottery in a category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2.5m USD (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credited to The National Lottery clients Account with Llyods Bank, United Kingdom.  All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play e-coupon. In view of this, your $2.5USD (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) would be released to you by our payment office 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 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our Legal agent:
MR.Kelvin Thorpe Q.C.
Email:
kelvinthorpe@sify.com
kelvinthorpe@cooperation.net
kt_consultant@hotmail.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your Reference, Batch numbers and Serial number to any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Georgina Crawford
UK - Co-ordinator.

 

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