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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: amada_13oguma@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:47:13 +0200
Subject: Congrats You have won!

JUNOSTAKERS LOTTERY
25, RICHARD RYAAN
AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION:Dear Sir

Be informed that you have emerged a winner of our Lottery International
Program that was drawn three days from the day of this notice.

Attached to ticket number 7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 71, with serial Number
2113-05 matched the winning numbers 7,23,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 71, and
consequently won our Stakers International lottery in the 5th category.

Approved is a lump sum of one million five hundred Thousand Dollars
($1.5million) in cash prize accredited to file REF NO.
JSL/2554259003/07 that should be released to you.This is from the total prize money of
($22,500,000) shared among the fifteen International winners in this
category. Participants were selected through a referral program and
winners were picked by a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia,Europe,Africa and North America
as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
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 released to you. To begin your claim, please contact the claims
department:

Roubert Ada.
(Claims Manager)
Phone:+ 27 736823442
email: roubertada@junostakerslotto.com

NB: Prizes must be claimed not later than 8 working days.After these
stipulated days, all funds will be returned as unclaimed prizes and
will be channeled for charity. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your winning reference batch
numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims officer.

Congratulations and thank you for being part of our International
promotions
program.

Best regards,
Oguma Amanda{Mrs.}
(JUNOSTAKERS PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)

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