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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: junostakers@galmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:14:36 +0200
Subject: LOTTORY WINNING NOTFICATION

JUNOSTAKERS LOTTERY
25, RICHARD RYAAN
AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

Be informed that you have emerged a winner of our Lottery
International Program that was drawn three days from the
day of this notice.

Attached to ticket number 7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 71, with
serial Number 2113-05 matched the winning numbers
7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 71, and consequently won our Stakers
International lottery in the 5th category.

Approved is a lump sum of one million five hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1.5million) in cash prize accredited to file REF
NO. JSL/2554259003/07 that should be released to you.This
is from the total prize money of ($22,500,000) shared among
the fifteen International winners in this category.
Participants were selected through a referral program and
winners were picked by a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Asia,Europe,Africa and North America as part our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually. 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 released
to you. To begin your claim, please contact the claims
department:

Richard Mbali
(Claims Manager)
Phone:+ 27 735993635
Email: richardm4_junolotto@hotmail.com

NB: Prizes must be claimed not later than 8 working
days.After these stipulated days, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed prizes and will be channeled for
charity. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your winning
reference batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with the claims officer.

Congratulations and thank you for being part of our
International promotions program.

Best regards,
Judith Oguma{Mrs.}
(JUNOSTAKERS PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)

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