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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: "flash budget" <flashbudget20004@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:17:27 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of the winners of
Flash Budget Finance lottery winners of the South Africa/International
Lottery Program, held on April 27th 2005 as part of our quarterly
promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America,
Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a
result of your visiting various Websites we are running on the internet.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and consequently
won in the Second Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payment of US$820 000 00 Eight Hundered And Twenty Thousand(United State
Dollars) in certified cashiers cheque or by electronic transfer.

CONGRATULATIONS!

To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Manager at the Claim
Department imediately with the following email address;
claimdeptlottoorgltd@webmail.co.za you must contact our Claim Manager at the
Claim Department not later Two weeks from the date of receipt of this mail
otherwise, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Also provide the
following information to expedite the processing of your prize claim

FULL NAME : --------- COMPANY NAME ----------

FULL ADDRESS : --------- AMOUNT WON : -----------

TEL:----- FAX:------- EMAIL: : -----------

REF# -----

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL: ----------


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4 BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
DR.GABRIEL ZANDILE
INFORMATIONS/PROMOTIONS MANAGER
SOUTH AFRICA BIZ-LOTTO.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 1762
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in
disqualification. Please do not reply to this email. Contact our Claims
Department at the email address above.

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