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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: lotteryza@workmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:15:00 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! LUCKY LOTTERY WINNER

Euro Afro American Lottery promotion Switzerland
>From the desk of: Mr.Kensi Bosuna

Dear Sir\Madam

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in
Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with! Serial number 97560 drew
the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which subsequently won you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name has therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$4,000.000.00 (Four million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize of US $50,000,000.00 (Fifty million United States dollars)
shared among the first 200 lucky winners in this category worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as
indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, your US $4,000.000 (Four Million United States Dollars) would be
released to you through the assistance of our agent in South Africa immediately he commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contacted him. Also your claim included with free flight
ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotels after your fund have being in your nominated bank account.

All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000,00 companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010
world cup award. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements.

Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our agent MR.MARK THAMBO immediately you received
this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you
received this notification.

His contact details are:

Name: Mark Thambo

Email:claimagentthambo@yahoo.com

Please call him on: +27 73 32 37 628.

Call him on phone immediatly you get this mail.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Kensi Bosuna

(Zonal coordinator)

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