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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: "ken brown" <alphalottery6@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:58:53 +0000
Subject: From KEN BROWN

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

BACTH NO: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563
REF. NO. ATP/29031392620/426376R/6542

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY
BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held last week,
August, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on
the 3rd of September, 2005. Your name attached to ticket number
6793023 with serial number 90113759 drew the lucky numbers
of 09-81-81-72-71 which consequently won the lottery in the
1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of £1,500,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS ONLY) in cash which is deposited with a Finance
Company in your favour as
beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below
that has been appointed for the processing of your claim
with your contact telephone and fax number to begin the
processing of your claim:
ALPHA LOTTO PAYMENT OFFICE, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
Fax: +448701348483
TELL.+447900006950
Email: alphalottery2005@sify.com

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 14th
of October, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be
included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. ken brown

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