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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 fortune" <ffl_winners2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 06:55:29 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

AWARD WINNIG NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 05 May 2005, of
winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held
on 04 May 2005, as part of our 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 you visiting
Various websites we are running the e business promotions for.

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 pay out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
international winners in the
Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the Claim Department insured in your name.
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.

To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Department immediately.

MR WILFRED JAMES
DIRECTOR CLAIM DEPARTMENT,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO
JOHANNESBURG, S.A
TEL: +27 731 868 389
FAX: +27 11 483 0598
EMAIL: wiljames@webmail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim department not
later than 14th May 2005. 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 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,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 1762
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

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

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