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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 is a fake lottery scam (11 typical phrases found).
  
• 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: "multi links" <gre_owen@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gre_owen5@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:44:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD NOVEMBER 24th 2005
 
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
 
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW
 
THIS MESSAGE IS  FROM  THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
 
NOGXINA GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY S.A
 
YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, 
 

THE SUM OF US$1,950,000.00
 
PLEASE CONTACT
 
    (MR. RICHARD BALOYI)
      YOUR CLAIM AGENT
     ON  + 27 83 561 9859 
  

              OR
E-mail:info-richard-consultant1@webmail.co.za

info_richard_consultant3@yahoo.co.uk

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

               
(GLOBAL MEGA  LOTTERY)
 
PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
 
 
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on  24-11-2005, of winners of the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, 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 all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
 
Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number  100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 2, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30 and Bonus number 5 and consequently you have won in the Second Category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00  shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Your fund is now deposited with the Global Mega 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 end of year (2005) high stakes US$1.3billion International Lottery.
 
 
To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim agent  through the below information:
 
MR. RICHARD BALOYI.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Universal Building,132-133
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:                            +27-83 561 9859
FAX:                            +27-11 484 7297
EMAIL:                     E-mail:info-richard-consultant1@webmail.co.za   

                                 info_ricahrd_consultant3@yahoo.co.uk

 

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
 
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS TO THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD
 
Congratulations'' once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotions progrgram.

 

Sincerely,

 

MR.GREG OWEN
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
UNIVERSAL BUILDING,132-133
PARK HURST,BALFOUR-UNIT 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001.

 

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

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