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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: "rose wood" <uk_postermails@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:50:13 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONTROLLER
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Monday 21st of november,
2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:4-6-9-12-15-40 (bonus no.25),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two
million,five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) in cash credited to
file.This is from a total cash prize of US $12.5 Million dollars,shared
amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this categoryi.e Match 5 plus
bonus.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.

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet repre! sentative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,)will be released to you
by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her.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;
RICHARD FREEMAN.
Ice Gold Finance UK
Electron House
43 London Road
Reigate, Surrey RH2 9PW
United Kingdom
Official Email:agentchucksnationallotto@yahoo.com
Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
JANET SCHOLE (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program



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