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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: lottoint@thepub.co.za
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 17:58:57 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

FROM: THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CORDINATOR

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY E-MAIL LOTTO PROGRAM

BROOKLYN SQUARE,

OO75, SOUTH AFRICA.

INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.

BATCH NO: MLBEL/EU/7950/27660/301

REF No: ILEL/EU/31420/11020/310

WINNING NOTFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

This is to inform you of the release of the INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on
the of 12TH -5- 2005 and the results released on the I3TH
of - 5- 2005.

Your email address attached to Ticket No: 611101763 with
Serial No 815624356 drew the lucky numbers of
01-18-37-31-04-23 which consequently won the lottery in the
2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$612,318.00 (Six Hundred and Twelve Thousand United States Dollars, Three Hundred and Eighteen Cents only) in cash credited to file Ref.No:ILEL/EU/31420/11020/310.

This is from a total cash prize of US$23million United States Dollars shared among several international lucky winners in the premium, 1st, 2nd and 3rd categories, respectively.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000
company, and 3,000,000 individual email addresses all over
the World. To begin your lottery claim, do contact the
claims manager on:

PLAYER THUSONG

CLAIMS MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SA

CALL: +27-82-79-51208

EMAIL: lottoint@thepub.co.za

Note: All winning must be claimed not later than 30th-5-
2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included
in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications do remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do not
hesitate inform your claims manager as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified. Staff and family members of Mega Million
Lotto SPA are disallowed from participation in the end of
year US$1.6 Billion high stakes.

Yours Sincerely,

THUSONG KEN

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