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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: alphapayment1@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:03:20 +0100
Subject: PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

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
on the 16th of June, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released
on the 22nd of June,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 £1,400,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDREND
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 2,000,000 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 MANCHESTER ENGLAND
CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON
CITY/ COUNTRY: MANCHESTER ENGLAND
Tell: 447900006950
Fax: 448701348483
Email: alphalotto@latinmail.com


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
15th of july 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,

Mrs. Betty Phillip


___________________________________________________________

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