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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: christ_2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:36:01 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?congratulation?=

GOLDEN-BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY PROMOTION
22 Lungasa Street,
Leverpoll, Cape-Town,
South Africa. ZP. 5050 S/A.
BATCH NUMBER: SA 762901-PCD03

CONGRATULATIONS,

DEAR WINNER

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
Programs held on the 3rd of September, 2004. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky
numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of $500,000.00 USD (Five
Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) only.

CONGRATULATIONS'''

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you to keep your wining
information confidential until your claim have been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some participants. All
participants were selected through a Computer Ballot System (CBS) drawn
from over 10,000 companies and 25,000.00 individuals email addresses from
all over the world.

This promotional programme takes place every year. This lottery was promoted
and sponsored by WILLSON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, in conjunction with GOLDEN
BENEFIT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION, South Africa.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year
2005,Lottery Promotion of $20 million slot. You are requested to contact
our Paying Officer, Mr. DR STEVEN BAKER, in UK Office to assist you to
claim your winning fund via this email address: steven_njk2005@yahoo.co.uk


Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month. After
this date, all unclaimed funds will be declared null and void. Please, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote
your batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any
change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations
once more and thank you for being part of our Promotional Programme.


Yours faithfully,
MR.CHRIST BEN.

(Lottery Co-ordinator)




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