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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 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: "Zenith Products Global Lottery" <zenpgl@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:29:46 +0200
Subject: CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENT:

@The Lottery Department

Xyriss 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

our 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:++27 728 183 020

Email:kendallas@myway.com

Contact agent: Mr. Ken Dallas.

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 the claims agent within 7 working days of this

notification, your winnings will 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,

Mr. Joney Furyo

Lottery Manager

Mrs. Pat Jopory

Greece Zonal Co-ordinator

N:B The Zenith Products Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.The XYRISS lotto internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

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