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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: "FIDUCIARY AGENT" <fiduciary1agent@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:29:11 -0700
Subject: {CONGRATULATION}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

National Lottery Promo
1st Floor, Block E
Worthroth,Office Park
200 nothern Parkway
London,england
United kingdom


Ref: PLI/4080318306/04
Batch:074/05/24369
Ser no:56475600545188

WINNING NOTIFICATION,

We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery Promo
International program, held on the 10th of march 2005 in london,
England. Your email address was attached to
ticket number: 77770064638 with serial number :56475600545188 drew the lucky
numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently won you the lottery in the second
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$750,000.00 (seven hundred and fifty, United State Dollars) in cash
credited to file pli/4080318306/04

This is from a total cash prize of US$ 60 Million
Dollars, shared among the first thirty (30) lucky winners in this category.
In view of this, your money would be released to you by our security
firm in Europe. Our European agent (fiduciary Agency) will immediately
commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as they are contacted.
All participants were selected randomly from World
wide Website through computer ballot system extracted from over 100,000
companies and individuals.This promotion takes place annually. 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 claimming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.

Please
bewarned.
To file your claims, please contact our agent:
Agent: The Fiduciary Agency
Name: Mr Allan Griffen
Email: fiduciary3agent@i12.com

www.uklottery.org
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your ref/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and
staffs of this program

Yours sincerely,

Miss lusy ann.

Public Relations Officer

National Lottery Promo

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