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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: "lotto friendly" <tinacorbet@msn.com>
Reply-To: delotto_uk@walla.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:34:34 +0000
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#999) held on 13th september
2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticketnumber: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
04,29,39,41,43,45,42.
which subsequently won you the Match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore
been
approved to claim a total sum of £282.000.00(Two Hundred And Eight Two
Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place Twice in a year.

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 £282.000.00 would be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr.Richard Lloyd
Email: delotto_uk@walla.com


Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to
show an instrument of identification when cashing your Winning sum i.e.
Drivers
license or International passport. 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. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Tina Corbet.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

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