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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: maximumlotterysa@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:30:08 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING

We are pleased to inform you today 26th April 2005 as one of the lucky winners of the
MAXIMUM ELECTRONIC LOTTERY INC draws, held on 19th April 2005 as part of Our e-business
promotional draws.
Participants in the draws were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 e-mail 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 you visiting various websites we are running the
Electronic-business promotions for. You/Your Company e-mail address, attached with REFERENCE NUMBER:
ZAR 23457677/2005 BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers
2-9-22-23-24-30 and consequently won in the first quarter of the 2005 year draw.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of US$2,200,000.00 in cash, which is the winning
payout for First category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among
the seven winners in the First category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents. (WINDSOR FINANCE LIMITED) As we have notified
them. Due to the mix-up that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. 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 quarter of year (2005) high stakes
US$1.1 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim,
please contact our agent who also Will be your claims agent.

MR.PATRICK MOKODU
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
WINDSOR FINANCE LIMITED
MELVILLE,SOUTH AFRICA
TEL/FAX +27-76 291 2465
EMIAL: windsorclaimsdepartment@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money, Remember you must contact your claim agent not
later two weeks 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 you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public
in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Yours sincerely,
Customers Service Department
Maximum Lottery Inc.,

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