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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: promoflashinter@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 12:57:43 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


GLOBAL WINNERS LOTTO.ORG
220 BLAIR ROAD, DURBAN, KWAZULU NATAL,SOUTH AFRICA

FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: ZAR/23457677/2004
BATCH: 11/576809/KC/MFP

ATTENTION:

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held 21st
of May. 2005 to declare the winners of the

GLOBERWINNERS/ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number
356-00098-3211-222, with serial number 818-09 drew the
lucky numbers 14-41-25-19-49-37, and consequently won
the lottery.

Therefore you have been approved for a lump sum pay
out of RANDS 15,000,000.00 in cash credited to file
REF NO: ZAR/23457677/2005. This is from total prize
money of RANDS 210,000,000.00 shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 17,000 email addresses from
Australia , New zealand, America, Europe , Asia and
Middle East as part of our International Promotional
Program which is conducted monthly.

CONGRATULATION!!!

Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix
up of some numbers and email address, 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 middle of year high stakes
ZAR100,000,000 Million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

MR. JAMES ADAMS
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
GLOBALWINNERS.ORG
DURBAN, KWAZULU NATAL
TEL: +27-83-738-8218.
EMAIL:claimsdept1970@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money
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 all 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,

JANE VAN DER FOSTER
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GLOBERWINNERS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

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

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