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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: "NATIONAL LOTT" <info_natlott2005@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: claimofficer_globaltrustsecfinuk@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:18:06 +0000
Subject: RE:FINAL NOTIFICATION REMINDER

NATIONAL LOTTERY INTL PROMOTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/
PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: OHS/2061986708/01
BATCH: 19/018/IHV /UK

Attention Dear Winner,

We are please to inform you of the result of National Lottery Promotions Held on 25th of October 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0577465846629 with serial number 3732-8 drew lucky numbers 04-89-12-75-36 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand British pounds sterling) only.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every five years. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next five years of 16 million British Pounds Sterling International lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agents;Global Trust Security & Finance UK

Mr Alan Moore.
( Processing/Claim officer)
Global Trust Security & Finance UK
TEL: 0044 - 7810094248
Email: claimofficer_globaltrustsecfinuk@hotmail.co.uk

All your reply should be send to Mr Alan Moore( Processing/Claim officer) Global Trust Security & Finance UK.
Email: claimofficer_globaltrustsecfinuk@hotmail.co.uk
Tel:0044 -- 7810094248

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks from the receipt of this winning notification mail, and after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake promotion.

Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your reference numbers and batch numbers in all your correspondence.

Further more should there be any change of your address, do inform our Fiducial Agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from the members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program and publication.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs janet William
Lottery Coordinator

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