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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: "From:Online coordinator for UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <UKONLINEINTERNATIONALLOTTO@winning.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: UKONLINEINTERNATIONALLOTTO@winning.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:08:58 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!! CONTACT OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN ASIA

UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY END OF YEAR PROMOTIONS NOTIFICATION DESK. GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!! UK ONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).

UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05?
Batch: 074/05/ZY369?
Dear Sir/Madam,
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 7th October,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial number 2113-05 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. 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? 750,000.00(seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars)? in cash credited to file UKLT/24551256802/05 in a total sum of 5,802,040 lotto jackpot shared amongst the? first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage? 16.9%? .
All participants for the 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 number falls within our Asian booklet representative office in Asia as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your? 750,000.00(seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Asia.Our Asia 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 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. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Barrister.Wilson Hua,
FIDUCIARY AGENT ASIA (BANGKOK) THAILAND
Email: attorney_somchaichambers@lawyer.com
Tell +66-90724282

NOTE:YOUR NO IS (42) AND ALSO CLAIMS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS TILL NOVEMBER 30TH 2005
CONGRATULATIONS? from me and members of staff of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Toby Bailey.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

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