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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: zaeurolottery@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:16:52 +0200
Subject: Your Confirmation is required, thank you.

ZAEUROLOTTERY SYSTEMS
SOUTH-AFRICAN CHAPTER.
P.O BOX 1322,BASSONIA,SOUTH-AFRICA.

FROM: THE DESK OF REVEREND ANTHONY ZUMA .
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Congratulations
Be informed that your Company or private Email details have emerged one of the winners of our Lottery International
Program that was drawn on Friday the 3rd of December 2004. Attached to ticket number 7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 61, with serial Number 2113-05 , your email details matched the winning numbers 7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 61, and Consequently won our International lottery in the 3rd category. Approved is a lump sum of Six Million Rand (ZAR6, 000,000) accredited to file REF NO. JSL/2554259003/07 that should be released to you. This is from the total prize money of (ZAR80, 000,000) shared amongst the fifteen International winners in this category. Due to the mix up of some numbers and Email details, 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 processing your claim, please contact us by Email as a First step towards processing and as a Security protocol,NB: Prizes must be claimed not later than 10 working days. After these stipulated days, all funds will be returned as unclaimed prizes and will channeled for charity. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
Complications, please remember to quote your winning reference batch
Numbers in your correspondences to zaeurolottery@netscape.net
Congratulations and thank you for being part of our International
Promotions program.
Best regards,
ANTHONY ZUMA(Reverend)
(LOTTERY PROMOTIONS MANAGER)

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