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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27768688173 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: award2010notification_dept@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:25:39 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

Dear Sir/ Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that we Bongani Construction Company have been warded a contract of RUS$850 Million USD for the reconstruction of Athlone Stadium and Green Point Stadium both in Cape Town South Africa for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. We won this contract in a Tender with IOC, International Organizing Committee of FIFA and the SAFA.

Having won this contract execution for 2009, we intend to invest some funds in your company to raise further funds for our reconstruction process of these aforementioned stadiums. We therefore intend to invest about us$9.5m with your company for two years period of grace before 2009.

Please call me personally as the director for further details on +27-76 8688173.

Yours Sincerely,

William Smith.
Tel:+ 27 76 8688173.

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