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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: "ukrpomo info" <ukpromoinfo@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:12:43 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!






The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITEDKINGDOM
[Customer Services]
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:23-09-2005




WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 13th
August 2005 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188
with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19.22.30.35.44.48.[03]Bonus
Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6
plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,704,534
(Two million seven hundred and four thousand five hundred and thirty four
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £8,928,453 shared amongst the first
(1st) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 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 £2,704,534 (Two million seven hundred and four
thousand five hundred and thirty four pounds sterling) would be released to
you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess 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.DESMOND BRAYDEN
Email:bramond@london.net
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONALLOTTERY,

Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm.

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