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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: amarulalotteries@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:56:30 +0200
Subject: ++++++CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON++++++

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
AMARULA LOTTERIES,(AFRCAN SKIES COMPETITION) SOUTH AFRICA.


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

PRICE WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you that you were selected as
one of the lucky winners in our end of year (2004)christmas
promotional draws,held on the 15th NOVEMBER.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand
as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you
visiting Various websites we are running over the internet.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky
numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and consequently won
in the Third Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of R1,920,000.00(one million nine hundred and twenty thousand
Rands)in our local currency, which is equivalent to US$300,000.00 in cash.


CONGRATULATIONS!

To begin your claim, please contact our claims Department
immediately with the information below

Name:Mr.PRESTON AKIA
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AMARULA LOTTERIES S.A.
Email;amarulalotteries@netscape.net
TELEPHONE:+27 83 36 00 597
You must contact our claim Department not later than 20th DEC.2004.


NOTE: In order to avoid delays in claming your prize
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in
every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
AMARULA LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 1762
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Contact our claims Department as instructed.If you are below 18 years you are
automatically disqualified.

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