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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: "SARAH ASHFIELD" <premierlotto@alphafinanceandtrust.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 04:16:07 +0000
Subject: Category "A" winner

It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category "A"
winner of the Premier International Lotto South Africa.

CONRATULATIONS!!


You are entitled to a prize sum of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars.

Reference number for your prize is PILS/SA/UK/69-810278, ticket number
A/04-3919. As a category A winner, you have been selected from a total
number of 25,000 names drawn from Asia, Africa,Europe, Middle East and
America. After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program,
only six winners emerged in the category and therefore both are to receive
payouts of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars from the total
Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars for second category winners.

We in the Premier International Lotto South Africa, It is by this program,
launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed
to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our
various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous
draws,payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in
record time.

To immediately collect your prize, please contact our Category "A" financial
handlers with information below:

Mr.Gareth Linekar
Alpha Finance & Trust Company
London
Email :garethlinekar@alphafinanceandtrust.com

Provide prize reference number-PILS/SA/UK/69-810278 and winning ticket
number-A/04-3919 for confirmation.
In your best interests, you must initiate contact within one week of receipt
of this correspondence.

You are also advised to send a copy of this email,either by fax or email,
to your financial handler Mr.Gareth Linekar when contacting him.

You are to keep all lottery information from the public as we will not
entertain cases of multiple claims processing or compromise the privacy and
security for all winners.

Other necessary Premier International Lotto South Africa information are:
Draw 1 number: 001-22528
Draw 2 number: 002-8073
International Lottery code no: IL66118

You may be required to provide any of the above information during the
process of collecting your prize.

You are seriously advised once again to keep all winning lottery information
and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in
any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you
Sincerely,
Sarah Ashfield

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