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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: "ULTIMATEBULK SA." <lauren07@ilse.nl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: r_goma@myway.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:08:39 -0800
Subject: PROMOTIONS/PRIZE

ULTIMATEBULK SA.

112 Republic Rd Randburg

Johannesburg

South Africa


PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF NUMBER:ULB/57721/XVA AND BATCH NO: SHU/812-123


ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement 29Th of Nov, 2004, of winners of THE ULTIMATEBULK PROGRAMS held on the 4th of November, 2004 as part of our fourth quarter of the year bonanza. Your email,attached to ticket number 2004-76445-78, with serial number 64745-899 drew the lucky numbers 33-89-75-54-80-2,and consequently won the lottery in category B. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 21,584,976.79 ZAR (US$3,700,000) in cash credited to file REF:ULB/57721/XVA

This is from total prize money of 151,094,837.53 ZAR(US$25,924,993.97) shared among 7 winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 96,000 emails from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our next year high stakes US$50,000,000 International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact:

Mr. Rali Angoma

CLAIMS AGENT

Email:r_goma@myway.com

for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mabel Ngobese.

The Promotions Manager,

ULTIMATEBULK SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail Contact your claims agent.

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