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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: luckylottosa@starmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 02:58:03 -0800
Subject: you are a winner, contact your agent

LUCKYSTAR LOTTO. 15-06-2005

175 MASJIEN STEET, STRIJDOM PARK,
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL/FAX: 00 866 405 973 (only South Africa)
E-MAIL: luckylottosa@starmail.co.za
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: GLS/5181/7390007/77 BATCH: 2101/14/LPP

ATTENTION:Sir/Madam
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
15TH JUNE 2005, of winners of the LUCKY STAR SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 14TH
JUNE, 2005. You were attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05, your ticket
drew the lucky numbers; 4! , 24, 27, 35, 37, 44,48 and
consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of
US$2,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.
GLS/5181/7390007/77. This is from total prize money of
US$42,500,000.00 shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names
from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
South America as part of our International Promotions
Program.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with Finance
and Security House insured in your name. 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$1.5 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

WILLIAM MOFOKENG

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, MULTILINK INVESTMENT.
Tel: +27 76 161 4727 Fax: +27 11 507 5679.
EMAIL: multilinkinvestment@workmail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than 29TH Of JUNE 2005.
After this date, all funds will be return! ed as unclaimed to
the Lucky Star Lotto trust fund account.

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 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.

NOTE: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LUCKY STAR LOTTO

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