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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: "lottery board" <lotteryboard_uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:52:03 -0400
Subject: your email has won £980,840

The U.K. National Lottery
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL.

Ref: UKPC/9080144308/05
Batch: R3/A312-59a

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (Draw #1024) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01,14,20,22,31,42 & bonus 09.
Which subsequently won you one of the lucky dip prizes. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of £980,840 (Nine Hundred and Eighty
Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Great British Pounds ) in cash credited to
file UKPC/9080144308/05. This is from a total cash prize of £ 47,305,800
(Forty Seven Million Three Hundred and Five Thousand Eight Hundred Great
British Pounds), shared amongst the Twenty (20) lucky winners in this
category.

LOTTO PRIZE BREAKDOWN

Draw 1024 Sat 22 Oct 05. Your Prize Money £980,840.00

NUMBER OF MATCHES. No OF WINNERS. £s PER WINNER. TOTAL
Match 6 1 £5,254,612 £5,254,612

Match 5 plus bonus 20 £980,840 £19,616,800
Match 5 576 £11,754 £6,770,304
Match 4 33686 £465 £15,663,990
Match 3 604272 £10 £6,042,706
Totals 638555 £47,305,706

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, companies and corporate bodies that are listed
online.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro-American
booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your lucky coupon.
In view of this, your{ £980,840} would be released to you by First National
Bank of South Africa.

Our African 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 immediately via
email:

Dr.Brian Anderson
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1441
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27-83-338-6953
E-mail -: drbrian_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk.

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 15th
November 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part
of our promotional lottery Program.

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 !!!

Once again congratulations from the entire staff of the U.K NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Warm regards,
Mrs. Teresa. Roberts.
Online Coordinator for the U.K. National Lottery.


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