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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: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY UK" <thenationallotteryuk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:49:00 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY WINNER !!!!

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 the draw (#961) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on TUESDAY 21th of 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: 14-21-25-39-40-47 (bonus no.20),
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 £257,366 (Two
hundred and fity seven thousand three hundred and sixty six pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize
of £1,029,464 shared amongst the(4)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 £257,366 (Two hundred and fity seven thousand three hundred and
sixty six 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 him, 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:

Mr. Paul Benjamin.
Personal email: pbenjamin247@yahoo.co.uk

Endeavour to email/him your full names,winning numbers,telephone and fax
numbers immediately.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
PATRICIA JONES(Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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