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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: "UkNational Lottery" <uknational_lottery_20@msn.com>
Reply-To: barry_fudiciary@excite.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:39:10 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

UK-LOTTO HEADQUARTERS:
national lottery commission
2nd floor,101 wigmore street,
london.W1U1QU.
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw(#983) of the UK-LOTTO SweepstakeLottery
International programs held on the 3rd Dec 2005 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
10 14 26 28 33 38 23 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of &#8356;
2,794,039.00(Two Million Seven Hundred And Ninety Four Thousand Pounds
Sterling And Thirty Nine Pence.) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
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 &#8356; 2,794,039.00(Two Million Seven Hundred And
Ninety Four Thousand Pounds Sterling And Thirty Nine Pence.) 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 him.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 double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.
Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:


MR. BARRY GIGGS
Email: barry_fudiciary@excite.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers and winning 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,


SIR Tom Anderson.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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