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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: "CAF-SAFA South Africa" <cafsafalotto@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:26:21 +0000
Subject: Congratulation You Have Won

BATCH: 22/523009/LHINT
REF NO: ZA/144132/1211.

ATTENTION

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION


We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on the 2nd of December 2005
to declare the winners of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and
South Africa Football Association (SAFA). This lottery scheme was created to
bring awareness to the world, being that South Africa is
hosting the next world cup in 2010.

Yourself, attached to Ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with Serial number
818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and consequently won the
lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: ZA/144132/1211 This is from
total prize money of US$14,000,000.00 shared among the ten
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America,
Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted monthly.

To begin your claim process, please contact your claims manager with details
below, providing your Serial and Reference Numbers, Your Mailing Address,
Telephone and Fax Numbers.

STEPHEN LAWRENCE
CLAIMS MANAGER
FOREIGN CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
MIDLAND FINANCE SOUTH AFRICA PTY
1212 MIDLAND HOUSE
JAN SMUTS AVENUE
JOHANESSBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: claimsdepartment@midlandsouthafrica.org
TELEPHONE: +27-76-469-6363.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than One Weeks after
notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,
Amanda Hughes.

N/B Please note that you are to donate 10% of your winnings to the less
privilege children of Africa.



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