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

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENITH LOTTERY" <zenithlottery@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zenithlottery@alexandria.cc
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:31:02 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

The Lottery Department

Zenith Worldwide Business Information

220 College Ave.,

#7 Athens, Ga 30601

Greece

Phone: 0030 694 292 3252

Fax: 0030 210 865 863

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of One Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars [US$1,200,000.00 ]. This is in line with

our promotional lottery for our products. We specialize in the sales of cd-roms

that enhance your

business growth.

The selection process was carried out through random

selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of

over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the

The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional

lottery is the first of its kind

and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact

your claims agent through our accredited Prize Transfer agents in South Africa as

stated below:

Zodiac House Promotion [Z.H.P]  

Electron House

#45 Commissioner Street

Kensington, Johannesburg

South Africa 

Tel:++27728183020

Email:samuelhonert@yahoo.co.uk

Contact agent: Mr. Samuel Honert.

When you contact him, please provide him with your secret

pin code x7pwyz2005 and your reference number BWBI:2551256003/23.

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed

information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full

2. Address

3. Nationality

4. Age

5. Occupation

6. Phone/Fax

If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this

notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their

winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim

(IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards,

Mrs Katherine Hart

Lottery Manager

Mrs. Patrecia Hopere

Greece Zonal Co-ordinator

Mrs Kenny Martin Asst Sec

Mr.Grey Johnson  

Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners

Dr. Bill Wilson

African/European Head Office

Baumgartenstrasse 15

Postfach 686 Geneva

CH-8201 Schaffhausen

Switzerland Tel #:+00417-6546-8379

 

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