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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: rand.sweepstakes@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:45:34 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION!!!!


FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.

ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER: 7901IT-ZA3)
THIRD CATEGORY WINNER.

Dear Sir/Madam,

After a successful completion of the third category draws of the RAND
INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 26TH OF AUGUST 2005, we are
pleased to inform you of the official announcement today that you have emerge
done of the winners of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which
is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 35,000 names/email addresses
of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.

You/Your company, attached to ticket number 777-78-1105, with serial
number 234-90 drew the lucky numbers 8, 12, 31, 52, 38, 40, (9), and
consequently won in the Third Category. You have therefore been awarded a
lump sum pay out of US$2.6,000,000.00 incash, which is the winning
payout for third category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$112,010,000.00 from which fourteen international winners in the Third
category will be shared.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES,
insured in your name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly confidential from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your certified banker's Cheque sent to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year
(2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to US$1.0
billion; we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;

MR.CHARLES MBALI
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE
OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 0744144
EMAIL: charlesmbali@inbox.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent
within a week of receiving this mail.

NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of
your correspondence with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER: 7901IT-ZA3. Congratulations once again from all our
staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely,

NKHOSI PETERS
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL
789 KENT ROAD, ILLOVO
JOHANNESBURG.2167
SOUTH AFRICA.

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