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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: "Henry Soon" <henrysoon02@msn.com>
Reply-To: ukclaims_fiduciary2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:25:19 +0000
Subject: Your winning notificationfrom uk online natinal lottery

The U.K National Online Lottery
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 Liverpool,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

:WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you that you are a winner of the draw (#975) of
the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on
monday 4th,June,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbersnumber
02,
25, 20, 24 , 32, 47,(bonous no 29".),
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 £135,256 (One
hundred and thirty five thousand,two hundred and fifty six pound
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total
cash
prize of £946,792 shared amongst the (07) 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
England as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £135,256
(One
hundred and thirty five thousand,two hundred and fifty six pound sterling)
would be released to you by any of our affiliated security/courier companies
in
England.

Our Fiduciary 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.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our uk online
fiduciary
agent:Mrs; Angie Carpenter,with your full name and draw number(i.e 975)
Email: ukclaims_fiduciary2@yahoo.co.uk.

You can also go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Phone :+ 44-703 194 0015
Fax:+44-715 043 3391


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