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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: flashlotto90@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:52:06 +0200
Subject: CONGRTULATIONS

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

ATT: SIR/MADAM,

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today of winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,held on 13TH JULY 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, 2! 9, 40, 59, 76, and consequently won
in the Second Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$2,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning
payout for Second category winners. This is from the
total prize money of US$14,750,000.00 shared among the
Five international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the Solid Rock Finance
and Security Company 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.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our mid year (2005) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately;

MR.MARK ZOLO
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
SOLID ROCK FINANCE & SECURITY LTD,
JOHANNESBURG, S.A
EMAIL;markzolo_200@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE;+27-736592118

For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent before 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,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
w! inners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
through his email
contact

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