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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 (8 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <winnings@richard-lloyds.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:15:46 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

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

 

 

 

                                                WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

    We happily announce to you the draw (#1017) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on saturday 5th of November, 2005 in NEWCASTLE  UNITED-KINGDOM.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:   (02,23,33,35,40,42) and Bonus Ball   (25) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £157,888  (One Hundred And Fifty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred And Eighty-Eight British Pounds Sterling) in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £947,328 (Nine Hundred And Forty-Seven Thousand,Three Hundred And Twenty-Eight British pounds sterling) shared amongst the six (6) 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 weekly.

              

Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £157,888 (One Hundred And Fifty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred And Eighty Eight British Pounds Sterling)  will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

 

Our European agent will  commence the process immediately 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:

 

Mr. Gary Poland

E-mail: gpoland_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +(44) 703 184 1595

 

 

 

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

 

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 and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

 

Yours faithfully,
THOMAS BARNES

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program        

                                                                       

 

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

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