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

Fraud email example:

From: "national lotto" <smithlotto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mac_williams_agent2005@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:03:47 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

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

WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 17th DEC ,2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers
:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46.which subsequently won"you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of seven hundred
and fifty thousand pounds(GBP750,000.00).in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of 1,802,040 lotto jackpot shared
amongst the  first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus!
Bonus with percentage  16.9%  .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.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 seven hundred
and  fifty thousand pounds(GBP750,000.00).would be released to you by
any of ourpayment offices in Europe.

 

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and your moneyremitted 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 fiduciaryagent:

 

MR.MAC WILLIAMS
EMAIL:mac_williams_agent@yahoo.com

CONGRATULATIONS  from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
SMITH RICHARD

 

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

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