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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 (4 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: "ALEXANGA BRITISH LOTTERY" <xangaweblotto2@msn.com>
Reply-To: williamswilcox_agent@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:20:51 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON CASH PRIZE !!!

     

LEEDS PROMOTIONS
Airport Hale Rd Halebarns
Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW UK.  

TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on 22th November 2005.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses
were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users;therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for the game.
However, your email address was attached to ticket number 5647560054 188 with serial number 5368/02 draw the lucky numbers 06-09-13-15-40-43-02, which eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws. Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards of £500,000.00 ( five hundred thousand pounds Sterling Only) This is from total prize money of
US$30,000,000.00 distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd categories.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.
You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars
presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter. Ref No: UK/9420X/68, Batch No: 074/05/ZY369,Telephone lines are open between the hours of 7.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday Customer Service Unit,

Tel + 44-7031917569
       +44-7031917571

Fax +44 870 478 5026.

Email: williamswilcox_agent@yahoo.com

Contact person: Mr william wilcox

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of\confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
At your disposal, we remain.Very Truly Yours,
Jayne Edgar hanson(Mrs.),
Director.International Promotions Unit,
UK Leeds Promotions LOTTERY,
Airport Hale Rd Halebarns
Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW UK
LAST WINNERS ON XANGA BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

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All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

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