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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: "private mail" <privatemail004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cooperatemd@walla.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:06:45 -0700
Subject: 2005 FINAL LOTTERY DRAW WINNER!!

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

2005 FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 14 of Dec, 2005.
It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as
regards this.

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 a total sum of £3,987,470 (Three
million nine hundred and eighty seven thousand, four hundred and seventy
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a
total cash prize of £15,949,880 shared amongst the(4)lucky winners in this
category i.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.

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 £3,987,470 (Three million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand, four hundred and seventy pounds sterling) 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:

Name: Tommy Jack

FAX: +44 (0)7092874305

Official Email: cooperatemd@walla.com


You are advised to contact the agents by email within a week of receiving
this notice.Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENT of THE LONDON, U.K. will be required to
hire a qualified Lawyer (accredited) that will assist
him/her for the processing and legal documentation of the winning prize, to
enable our legal department acquire naturalization papers from the court
prior to award payment policy as required by the paying financial security
company. However, be aware that your paying authority will effect payment
swiftly upon satisfactory report, verifications and validation provided by
our fiduciary agent; that would be designated to your file. For due
processing and remittance of your winning prize to your designated
account of your choice. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
, 20th Jan 2006. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complication, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in
all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

NOTE: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
Sarah Morgan.

Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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