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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (5 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO ALERT LOTTO ALERT" <lottolottoalert1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:27:16 +0000
Subject: WINNING ALERT

UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

                               RESULT FOR CATEGORY "B" WINNER DRAWS


We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the  UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International  program held on Saturday 24th
of
September, 2005 in  NEWCASTLE  UNITED-KINGDOM.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:  56475600545 188 with
Serial
number 5368/02 drew the  lucky numbers:and Bonus Ball
(19,22,30,35,44,48.
Bonus Ball 03) 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  £92,462 (Nine hundred and two thousand,four hundred and sixty
two
British pounds sterling)in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
This is
  from a total cash prize of  £1,664,316 , shared  amongst the first
eighteen (18) lucky winners in this  category

All participants for this 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 anually.

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 £92,462 (Nine hundred and two thousand,four
hundred
and sixty two British 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 receive 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, contact our claims agent below  with the
following
information:

Ms Rose Clark
Email:roseclarl_claimsagent@yahoo.comTel:+44-7031 943 980
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

ANNUAL INCOME:....................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

Congratulations once again from all members and staff  of this program.
Thank you for being part of our  promotional lottery programs.


Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Rose clark.

roseclarl_claimsagent@yahoo.com

Email:Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program






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