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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 Promotions" <ultimatebulk.prom@gmx.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:14:38 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Congratulations Winner !!!

ULTIMATEBULK SA.
112 Republic Rd Randburg
Johannesburg
South Africa

PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NUMBER:ULB/57721/XVA AND BATCH NO: DOM/812-123

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement 16th of Dec, 2004, of
winners of THE ULTIMATEBULK PROGRAMS held on the 10th of Dec, 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: claimsdept@ultimatebulk.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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