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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: "SABID LOTTERY 2010" <sabidlottery2010@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:43:00 +0100
Subject: SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY WINNIN CONGRATULATION

From: Dr. Nelson Hartrop
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 inZurich, 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 atotal sum of
US$1,000,000.00
(ONE Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03.This is
from a total cash prize of US$100,000,000 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, your
US$1,000,000(ONE 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
information
is as follows:-

Name: Dr. Frank Jerry
Tel+27-761-738-716
Fax+27-761-738-716
E-mail :frankjerry12005@yahoo.co.uk

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 succesfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

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

Thank you for your co-operation

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