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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: mathsipho@executivemail.co.za
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:17:23 -0800
Subject: Congratulation you won!!!!!!!


Iwom Lotto. com,
46 Richbay Avenue,
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: ZAR/67773/2005
BATCH: 34/05542/ZIE

ATTENTION:

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 28th March 2005 to declare the winners of the IWOMLOTTO/ IWOM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Your company, attached to ticket number 525-8242-0056-245, with serial number 962-05 drew the lucky numbers 22-16-3-11-14-5, and consequently won the lottery.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1, 200,000.00 Million Euro in cash credited to file REF NO: REF: ZAR/67773/2005. This is from total prize money of 120, 000,000.00 Million Euro shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. 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 promotion.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes 100, 000,000 Million Euro International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent by fax;
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
IWOM LOTTERY,
CAPE TOWN
TEL: +27-72-436-2327
FAX: 27-11-507-6015
claimsdepartment@iw0m.com


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice or a Certified Cashier Cheque will be posted to your residential or postal details as provided by you. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

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.


Sincerely,

SUSAN OBARO
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
promotiondepartment@iw0m.com


IWOM SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

***" YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" ***

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