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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (7 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "GlobalMega Lottery" <globalmega005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:55:37 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION. CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa.

                                         
                                                 PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION .

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on.. AUGUST  30TH 2005,  of winners of the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers  3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of UDS$420,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your winning sum of UD$420,000.00 is now  with the appointed and designated paying bank, First National bank of south africa (F.N.B.)and the fund is properly insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SA) your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your transferred sum under your full names.
Please note that GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL , will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately,

MR. Williams Tito.
Hotline telephone number:+27 73 167 3050.
e-mail: williams_claimagent@yahoo.co.uk
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MR. HENRY KUBA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY

GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010  WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY  SOUTH AFRICA
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association

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