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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).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UKONLINELOTTERY HEADQUARTERS" <ukonlinelotteryheadquarters_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:38:02 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

 

  

UK NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY
CUSTOMERS SERVICE.                                                            
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA  OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE .LONDON

www.uknational-lotoonline.org

 

22/11/2005
 
Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02
                                                WINNING NOTIFICATION
                   We happily announce to you the draw of the uk national lottery programs  held on saturday 19th of November 2005 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number 886/04 drew the lucky numbers: 01-6-2-13-35-17,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of GBP500,000.00( five hundred thousand, pounds sterlings) in cash credited to  file RPC/9080115322/44.This is from a total cash prize of GBP 125 million pounds sterlings. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for uk Lottery. The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K history.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view  of this, your GBP500,000.00 (five hundred  thousand,pounds sterlings) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in UK.

Our cliams agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly from World  Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.To file for your claim, please log on to the lottery website to fill in your form and also contact our claims agent with the  details you have sent to the lottery agency for processing of your winning claim.

PLEASE NOTE: Your Winning Numbers and  winning notification should be kept confidencial to avoid double claims and also any altration of you form will automatically disqualify you from claiming your winnings.

AGENT: Mr.Jensen Willaims

+447023050124
Email:jensenwilliams@london.net

 

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

An American mother scooped a Lotto jackpot fortune of £500.000,00 on Wednesday 19th november 2004, thanks to her dedicated grandparents.

  

 

Sincerely,
Mr Simmon Russells.

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