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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: salotto@zwallet.com
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 03:26:48 -0800
Subject: FINAL NOTICE

From: The Desk of The Promotions Manager
Sa Lottery International Promotions/Prize Award Department
Ref: zar/23457677/2004
Batch: 11/576809/kc/mFP

RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 31st December 2004
to declare the winners of the SA LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.

Your company, attached to ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with serial
number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 14-41-25-19-49-37, and
consequently won the lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of $2,000,000.00 US Dollars in cash

credited to file ref number: ZAR/23457677/2004 and batch number:
11/576809/KC/MFP.You are among the six international winners in this
category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle
East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program, which was
carried out as part of the end of year hi

gh stake promotions program

Due to the mix the 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 prize money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming


or unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion. We have
deposited your prize money of $2,000,000.00.US Dollars (Two Million United
States Dollars) with the paying bank and are now available for claim.

You are expected to provide the following details below:
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) MAILING ADDRESS
4) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
5) AMOUNT WON

Note: All prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks after
notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations once again, from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Susan Kotze.

Promotions Manager.

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