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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 (9 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "bill robinson" <billrobinson@winningnotificationukcontact.com>
Reply-To: uklotterywinning_notification@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:35:11 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOU WON

The Marina Offices,
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Fax: +44 707 502 0632

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION: 

 

                             WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1002)  of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 2th September,2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03-09-13-35-43-45(bonus no.08),  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £1,589,841  (One Million,Five hundred and Eighty Nine Thoudsand,Eight hundred and Forty one Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
 
   This is from a total cash prize of  £16,799,578   shared amongst the(11)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 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, your   £1,589,841 (One Million,Five hundred and Eighty Nine Thoudsand,Eight hundred and Forty one Pounds Sterling) 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 her.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 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 fiduciary agent:

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: bill robinson

Email:uklotterywinning_notification@yahoo.co.uk

 Tel :+44 703 191 3479

Endeavour to email/fax him the following :
Full names:
winning numbers:
Email address:
Telephone /fax numbers:
Age:
Country:

 

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

Caroline Bryan

 

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL :+44 703 190 2960

                                                           

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