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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 (11 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: "Med Mem" <mem203@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kevin_raymonds@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:52:23 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT !! CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT NOW !!

SWEETWIN BRITISH LOTTERY 10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED Ref: OYL/25041238013/02 Batch: 24/00319/IPD                                WINNING NOTIFICATION: Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:   This is to inform you that your email address has won the Sweetwin british lottery which was held on  Thu 16th Day of Nov2005. your email with serial number 5073-11 , ticket number 023-0148-790-459, lucky number 43-11-44-37-10-43  and bonus number 45 hit the jackpot.    You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £, 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds, ) in cash credited to file Ref NO. OYL/25041238013/02.  This is from a total cash prize of £10 Million pounds shared among the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.   In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your £, 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds,  would be released to you by our security firm in London, United Kingdom. Our British agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.   As a second category winner, all participants for the free online lotto version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through the computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 names / companies from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is Conducted Bi-Annually.  After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only first fifty (50) lucky winners emerged in this category.  In the 2nd category, due to the mix up of some numbers and names, and for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is being processed and your Certified Bank Cheque is being received by you   To file for your claim, please contact our 2nd category fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:   MR.  Kevin  Raymods FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, Sweetwin Lotto Promotions Tel: +44 703 192 2880  Email: kevin_raymods@yahoo.co.uk NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in your correspondences with your claim agent.   Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address, do inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon as possible. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of This program.   Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.   Yours faithfully, Mr Kevin Raymods Lottery Coordinator.                                                                             Material Copyright © 2005 The Lottery Co. Ltd.

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