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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 mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Tracy Kelly" <tracykelly_btl@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:31:26 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

BRITISH  LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref:BTL/491oX1/04
Batch: 12/25/0340
Date:25/6/2005

  
                          
                       WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the
21st of
May 2005 in London.Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number:  564
75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02  drew the
lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.You are therefore,
been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00
(Two million, five
hundred thousand, United StatesDollars) in cash
credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
US $125 Million dollars, shared
amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this
category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in our
play coupon. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00
(Two million, five hundred thousand,United States
Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate
bank in London.Our agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds to you
as soon as you make contact with her .

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. 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 a 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 with the below details for
processing of your claims.

AGENT: Smith .Barry
Email: agentbarry20@yahoo.com

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,
Tracy Kelly
BRITISH LOTTERY ZONAL ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR

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