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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO CONSULTANT" <info_consultant5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_fana_baloyi6@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:18:56 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!

CANADA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

Private Bag X50, Auckland Park, 2006
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27 73 820 3858
Fax :+27 84 197 0020

Congratulations!

The International Mega Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won USD 930,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

See below how to claim your prize.

Details on the Winnings

Your Winning Reference Numbers are: IMP/73253ZA/2005 
Your winning batch numbers are :        642376/ZA/2005

Just contact your processing manager below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Numbers for easy processing of your prize. That's it!

Processing Manager: Mr. Fana Baloyi
Tel :               27 73 820 3858 
Email:  info-fana-baloyi2@webmail.co.za 
E-mail:info_fana_baloyi4@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega Promotion team

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