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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 free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "www.xanga.com BRITISH LOTTERY" <xangaweblotto_8@msn.com>
Reply-To: lotteryagentdirector1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:21:18 +0000
Subject: xmass winner congratulations,claim your prize

 

                                  PROMOTIONS HEADQUATERS

                                     Airport Hale Rd Halebarns
                               Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW UK.  

  

 

TO WINNER IN OUR PROGRAM

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on 10th december 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 £1,500.000 (One million five hundred thousand pounds Sterling Only)

This is from total prize money of  £90,000,000.00 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.

OUR SPONSORS

    
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

Customer Service Unit

 

Email: lotteryagentdirector1@yahoo.com          

Processing Manager:  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 Xanga Promotions LOTTERY,
Airport Hale Rd Halebarns
Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW UK

LAST WINNERS ON XANGA WEB BRITISH LOTTERY

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