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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: "BRIAN RICHARDS" <brianrichards809@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fiduciaryagentclaims@online24.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:43:50 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification{27 September 2005}













The National Lottery
PO Box 1010 Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/7168/05
Batch: R3/A312-60

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#1017) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on wednesday 21 september
2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: Drew the lucky numbers:
02, 23,33,35,40, plus bonus ball 25,Which subsequently won you the match 5
plus bonus category prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £157,888.00{one hundred and fifty seven thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight pounds sterling } in cash credited to file KTU/023119909/07.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a 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 £157,888.00.00 would be
released to you by our payment officer.To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr.Mcpherson Cole
Email: fiduciaryagent01@online24.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:
1. Name: 2. Address: 3. Marital Status: 4. Occupation: 5. Age: 6. Sex: 7.
Nationality: 8. Country Of Residence: 9. Telephone Number: 10. Draw Number
above: 11. a copy of this email.That way your Winnings Certificate and all
other relevant Documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be
required to show an instrument of identification when Cashing your cheque
i.e. Drivers license or International passport. 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. You
can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your Winnings And
also get a prize breakdown:-

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Sir Brian Richards.
Online Co-coordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

N.B: Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your
Claims agent immediately

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