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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: compulotto@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:07:40 +0200
Subject: Congratulations,your Email details have won in the 3rd Category Draw.

COMPULOTTO (ONLINE) LOTTERY SYSTEMS.
P.O. BOX 1668,BASSONIA,
JOHANNESBURG.
BATCH: 31/576809/SAPPD
REF NO: SAR/23457677/2005.
ATTENTION
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 20th Of April,2005 to
declare the winners of the COMPULOTTO LOTTERY SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Your Company or Email details, attached to ticket number 356-00098-3211-222,
with serial number
818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and
consequently won the lottery.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
RANDS 6,000,000.00
credited to file REF NO: SAR/23457677/2005.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now available for claim. However 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.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT:
REVEREND ANTHONY ZUMA
GRACELAND FINANCE (PTY) LTD,
121 JORISSEN STREET,BRAAMFONTEIN.
JOHANNESBURG.
Email:Gracelandfinance@easyinfomail.co.za
Winners Helpline(24 Hours):+27 83 398 2545.
With the Following details;
[1] YOUR FULL NAMES,
[2]YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
[3]YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW;
Gracelandfinance@easyinfomail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your winnings to a
designated
account of your choice. 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. Please Indicate if you are able to arrive here physically to claim your winnings in your reply.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of
our promotions program.
Congratulations from the COMPULOTTO LOTTERY TEAM,
MRS.ZELDA VAN DER MERWE.




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