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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: "Uklotto Co-ordinator" <national_uklottery33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marjerryson@sify.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:09:50 -0700
Subject: DRAW

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 on Wednesday Saturday 17 December 2005 in LEEDS
UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07-11-15-21-35-47-43
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred
and fifty four Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $8,540,000 million
dollars, 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. This
promotion takes place annually.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 US$854,000.00 (Eight
hundred and fifty four Thousand United StatesDollars) would be released to
you by our payment office 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 claims 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 claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MRS MARGRET JERRYSON.
marjerryson@sify.com
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://lottery.co.uk/res/
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK To avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more
from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MR DAVID JAMES
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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