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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: "Suzan hans" <uklotto_unitedkingdom@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:17:56 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Uk-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 15th of November2005
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 \with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:07-12-23-26-29-44 which subsequently
won you the lottery in the first category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of £2,367,834(Two million, three hundred and sixty
seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty four British Pounds sterling) which
is approximately usd4.2m, from total cash prize of £23,678,340 was shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system
and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

The World link Courier Express Services has been given the Contract to
deliver all our winners cheque to the address of the respective winners.
You are to contact Mr Alex Hua, the Managing Director World link Courier
Express Services on this email
address:worldlinkcourierservices1979@yahoo.com.au
So that your winnings cheque would be delivered to you.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names,telephone number,Winnings numbers [such as batch,ref,serial and
lucky winning number],your country and address where you want to receive
your winnings cheque in your contact mail to Mr Alex Hua.Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program and thank you for
being part of our promotional lottery programm.

Sincerely,
SUZAN O HANS
UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION,
ON-LINE NOTIFICATION MANAGER.



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