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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: claim.dept2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:51:50 +0200
Subject: ACKNWOLEDGE YOUR WINNING RESULT

ACKNWOLEDGE YOUR WINNING RESULT
P.O. Box 1010, Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM.
(Customer Services Department)


WINNING NOTIFICATION ( final notice)

We happily announce to you the draw (#1013) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO
online Sweepstakes International program drawn at 8.33pm GMT on Wed-day 7th
Sept .2005:. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: UKNL/B4401 with
Serial Number 00811C, drew the lucky numbers :BONUS BALL

(01) (05) (07) (41) (43) ( 49) (45)


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 £234,310.00[two
hundred and thirty-four thousand, three hundred and ten Pounds Sterling]
in
cash credited to file UKNL/4726414249/37.This is from the total cash prize
of £2,907,.275 [two million ,,Nine hundred and seven thousand two hundred
and seventy five Pounds Sterling]; shared amongst the (7) 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.
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 £234,310.00[two hundred and thirty-four thousand, three
hundred and ten Pounds Sterling] would be released to you by our accredited
fiduciary agent. They will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning notification 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 accredited fiduciary
agents;

VANASTIN .ASSOCIATES.

Fiduciary Officer ; Mr .VAN . AUSTIN
Telephone ;+34-695-277-651 or 0044-7031844841
Fax ; +34-940-465-058

Email: vanastin2005@tiscali.co.uk
or..
vanastin@walla.com


You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Good luck from myself ( MRS.CHRISTINA,.MANNY )and members of staff of the
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,



Richard K . Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTO
Sweepstakes International Program.





Note: Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically
disqualified.*************** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MAIL.


___________________________________________________________

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