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

Fraud email example:

From: "esther hawkins" <lottowinners@uknationalsweepsworld.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:09:52 +0000
Subject: congratulations...

 
The U.K National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

 

 

                                               WINNING NOTIFICATION:    
 

 

  We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UK  NATIONAL LOTTERY,
 online Sweepstakes International Program held on tuesday 01  November 2005.
 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:08-25-33-35-38-40-09
which subsequently won you one of the lucky dip prizes. You have
therefore been approved toclaim a total sum of  £147,516(one hundred seven thousand five hundred and sixteen pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a 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
European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In  view of this, your £147,516 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

 

Mr. (Brian Hazel)
The UKNL Foundation,claims department
Email:(winnings_verification002@yahoo.com

 

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