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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: "GOLDEN POINT PROMOTIONS" <goldenpoint2@indiatimes.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 03:34:27 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.........................

GOLDEN POINT PROMOTIONS
275 SMITH STREET
DURBAN KWAZULU NATAL
SOUTH AFRICA.

CONGRATULATIONS!
FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REFERENCE NUMBER:SRE/30619931/2005
BATCH NUMBER: 54/763321/GD/QSE

ATTENTION

RE: YOUR GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION -FINAL NOTICE .
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on
7th OF JUNE 2005 to declare the winners of
GOLDENPOINT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Your company,attached to ticket number 778-64309-2125-684,
with serial number 665-32 drew the lucky numbers 14-77-52-19-99-45 and consequently won the lottery.

You have therefore been a pproved for
a lump sum pay out of RANDS 16,800,000.00 in cash
credited to file REFERENCE NUMBER:SRE/30619931/2005. This is from total prize money of RANDS 285,600,000.00 shared
among the seventeen international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle
East and Asia,From all search engines and web sites
as part of our international promotions program
conducted monthly to encourage prospective overseas entries.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. 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 scam,fraud or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this promotion. We hope with a part of you prize, y ou will participate in our end of year high stakes ZAR 100,000,000 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

SMITH THABO
CLAIMS MANAGER.
TEL:+27 76 159 8226
Email:goldenpoint6@winning.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 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.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

LORRAINE FRANCESS
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GOLDE NPOINT SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY
EMAIL:goldenpoint2@indiatimes.com

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

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