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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: "uk national lottery" <uknationallotterygame101@msn.com>
Reply-To: maryjonesonline@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:14:25 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON..CONGRATULATIONS! ! !

The National Lottery
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
24th September,2005.
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday, 31th
September, 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number : 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 23-26-30-39-47 (bonus
number(31), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e
match 5
plus bonus prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£266,375.00
(Two hundred and sixty six thousand, three hundred and seventy five pounds
sterling ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of £2,131,000 shared amongst the first eight (8) 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 £266,375.00 (Two hundred and sixty six thousand, three
hundred and seventy five pounds sterling ) would 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:

Mrs.Mary Jones

Tel: + 44-703-1946-550

Fax: +44-703-1946-551

Email:maryjonesclamsagent202@yahoo.co.uk

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.

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