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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: "2010 lottery" <worldcupbid2010lottery@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: khumaloerick@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:10:06 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

From: Dr.Khumalo Erick
South African 2010 World Cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: 13/26/DC36

Customer Service: 583 NCA 86924
Ref: EAASL/931OYI/03
Batch: 13/26/DC36
Sir/Madam,

LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
Lottery Award International program held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with! Serial number
97560 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which was randomly selected by our
central computer system, subsequently your lottery award is in the 2nd
category.

Your name have therefore been short-listed to claim a total sum of
US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$200,000,000 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred (100) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Lottery booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, yourUS$2,000,000(Two Million United States Dollars) would be released
to you by our bank. Our African principal agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
sites through computer draw system. This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our PRINCIPAL AGENT as soon as you
read this message for urgent release of your fund, his contact informations
are as follows:-

Name: Dr. Khumalo Erick
Tel/Fax: +27-72-060-6968
E-mail: khumaloerick@yahoo.co.in


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, always quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
that has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Signed:
Dr. Danny JORDAAN (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Nelson BONGANI (chairman)
Mr. Albert MOKOENA (Chief Operations Officer)


Thank you for your co-operation

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