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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: salottocommission@exclusivemail.co.za
Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 20:45:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR HAVE WON!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS' CONGRATULATIONS'' CONGRATULATIONS'''

YOU HAVE JUST WON US$950,000.00 ( NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR) CASH THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR
YOU.

PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER NOW: (27 73-374-3766) AND ASK
FOR YOUR PRIZE MONEY, PETER NKOSI OF OMEGA CROSSING
IS IN-CHARGE OF PROCESSING YOUR CLAIM

THIS MESSAGE IS COMING FROM THE PROMOTIONAL
MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY COMMISSION.

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
made on 29th day of April 2005, of winners of the
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM,

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.

Be informed that you qualified for the draw, and after
the final draw, your numbers were selected as one of
the winning numbers.

This was as a result of you visiting various websites
that we are running the e-business promotions for.

Your winning Ticket number is. 100-309-7482
Your Serial Number. 513-10
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 6, 9, 12, 29, 30, 45
Bonus Number 17

And consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$950,000.00 in cash, this money is for you,
which is the winning payout for Second category
winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$23,650,000.00 shared among the twenty three
international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your fund, US$950,000.00 is
now deposited and insured, with attached to your email
address, with the Omega Crossing Finance and Security
Company. You have to provide your full details to
Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company, under the
above email address, so that they will re-insure your
money in your full names and details.

Note that 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 your prize, you will
participate in our new year (2005) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately;

MR. PETER NKOSI.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-73-374-3766
EMAIL:salottocommission@exclusivemail.co.za
Remember, you must contact your claim agent, Omega
Crossing Finance and Security Company IMMEDIATELY, or
not later than 10 days, which this message was sent
to you. Your delay of responding or contacting your
agent within 10 days of which your funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in all your
correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your
claims agent, Omega Crossing Finance and Security
Company through phone or through the following email
address; (salottocommission@exclusivemail.co.za)
FINALLY, THIS FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICAN
PROGRAM, IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD AS THE 2010
SOCCER WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA.

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTREY
AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (Fédération
Internationale de Football Association) (FIFA) SUPPORT
AFRICA

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

Sincerely,


DR. ANDERSON SIMMON
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTREY SOUTH AFRICA.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road

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