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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: sweepstakerslotto@webmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 13:07:34 +0200
Subject: congratulatons

FROM: THE DESK OF THE CLAIMS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
EGS/255125/04 AND BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 6th
nov.04, of winners of the FREE WEB LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES
LOTTERY held on 5th nov. 2004 as part of our first
quarter bonanza. Your ID, attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the
lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the
lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2million in cash credited to file REF NO. EGS/255125/04.
This is from total prize money of US$10million shared among
the five international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 25,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe and North America as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Financial and Security
House 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 you prize, you will participate in
our end of year high stakes US$20.Million International
Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent:
MR Rex Anderson,
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER
TEL/FAX+ 27 73 609 4007
EMAIL: claims2004@executivemail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than
7 days. 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 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 and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE CLAIMS MANAGER,
FREE WEB LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Contact your
claim agent immediately. Do not reply this mail; Contact
your Claim officer on email address provided
above.

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