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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: lotteryintl@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 01:06:35 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, CLAIM YOUR LOTTERY WINNINGS

OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA.
OFFICE: 8-10 FREE TOWN AVE,
PLOT: 328 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.



REF NUMBER:OSL/653/! 029/03
BATCH NUMBER:AT-040-SB06-03



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DEAR WINNER




We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our recent lottery draws Held on 30TH JULY, 2004. Your email address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky number 7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of R15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION SOUTH AFRICAN RAND) WHICH AT THE TIME YOU WON WAS US$1,500,000 ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

Note:

ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through A computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000 compa! nies and 40,000,000 Individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates Of Microsoft Inc, Multi Choice and several other corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. For security purpose and clarity, we advise 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 claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 Million slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you with your winning and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claim not later than one month after the date of this notice.

Please note, in order to avoid unneces! sary delay and complications remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondences.

Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

NOTE; YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW
25 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Patrick Masinga
(Regional Promotions/Claims Manager)

TEL: 27 835 639 932
FAX: 27 732 742 086

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