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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 (4 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Uk Lottery Notification" <notification@uknotificationclaims.org>
Reply-To: uk_fiduciary@excite.com
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:24:37 +0000
Subject: Congratulation! Congratulations!! Congratulations!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Euro Sweepstakes
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref:uk/4080318306/04
Batch: 19/07/EC11

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We sincerely announce to you the result of the draw of the Euro Millions 05/20 held on the Friday 15th, July 2005 in London, UK. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:5436467704 with Serial number Z87968DX  drew the Winning numbers: 6 7 13 28 47 5 8,which subsequently won you the lottery Jackpot.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) in cash,credited to file with reference number EML/4080318306/05.

This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe asindicated in your play coupon. In view of this, £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) would be released to you by the paying Bank.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr. John Moore
UK Lottery
Email:uk_fiduciary@excite.com
Contact:+447031956654

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