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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 (12 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: "Betty Philips" <alpha_lotto2@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:01:23 +0000
Subject: ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).Date:16TH/12/2005

  

                                  ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY 

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY , online Sweepstakes International program held on 1st week of Descember, 2005 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

 

Please note that, for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!!

 

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

 

CONTACT NAME: JAMES CARTER
Email:alpha_claims00@excite.com

Phone:+44 7031955442

 

giving him the following information:
1. FULL NAMES
2. ADDRESS
3. SEX
4. AGE
5. MARITAL STATUS
6. OCCUPATION
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER
9. BATCH NUMBER B. REF NUMBER
11. AMOUNT WON
12. COUNTRY
13. PAYMENT OPTION

 

Note that you have the right to choose either of the
underlisted payment option:
OPTION 1: A CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME
WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA COURIER BY OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY. Details below:
(i) Courier by Air/Express
An original certificate of weight............
0.5Gramms
Bank Cheque
.........................................4Gramms
Total weight of
parcel............................0.9Gramms
Colour of
parcel.....................................Brown
Length of Days.......................................
{ 2 working days} delivery by 9:30 a.m.to major
business centers in more than 1,000 cities across
Europe, and by end of day to most other destinations.
(ii) Courier by Mail Post/Land
An original certificate of weight............
0.5Gramms
Bank Cheque
.........................................4Gramms
Total weight of
parcel............................0.9Gramms
Colour of
parcel.....................................Brown
Length of Days.......................................{
5 working days} delivery by 10:30 a.m.to major
business centers in more than 1,000 cities across
Europe, and by end of day to most other destinations.
.
OPTION 2: SWIFT BANK TRANSFER
The said amount £ 250,000.00 (two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds) will be wired into your bank account
via swift bank transfer. Condition: The cost of COT
(commission of transfer) being charged by our
transferring bank, which is £1890 pounds sterling (One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Pounds sterling)
i.e. 0.42% of funds to be transferred, will be paid by
you. Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover
insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct
any amount from the money before it has been remitted
to you. This means that the above charges cannot be
deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by
you before your prize is transferred to you.

 

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. Anybody under
the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Betty Philips
(PROMOTIONS MANAGER)

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