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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: "Peter Nkosi" <penkosi_9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: penkosi_1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:34:27 +0000
Subject: Award Winning Notification.

From : Mr P.Nkosi.
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: 13/26/DC36


WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attention:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs 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 subsequently on you the
lottery award in the 2nd category.

You name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000.000(
Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $200,000,000.00
Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in
this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as
indicated in the play coupon.

In view of this, your US$2,000.000 (Two Million United States Dollars) would
be released to you by our fund manager once you contact him for
accreditation and claiming of fund. Also your claim includes a free flight
ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel. All
participants were selected randomly from internet database world wide
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies
and individual emails address.

The lottery programe took place to promote South Africa 2010 World Cup
Award. 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.

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days
from today. To avoid unnecessary delays and applications,please 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:
President NELSON MANDELA (chairman)
MOLEFI OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
ALBERT MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
DANNY JORDAAN


N.B Call the zonal coordinator for your accreditation and cliaming of your
fund.

Thank you for your co-operation
Mr. Mr P.Nkosi.(Zonal Co-ordinator)
+27 7 3179 4630

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