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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: "CLEMENT WAYAS" <internationallotto@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:19:49 +0100
Subject: Congratulation!!!

From: Mr. Clement Wayas
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

DearSir / 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 a total sum of US$900.000.00
(Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$90,000.000 00,
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$900,000.00(Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would
be released to you by our Paying 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 Claims Manager as soon as you
read this message for urgent release of your fund , his contact information
is as follows:-

Name: Dr. Williams Kantor
Tel. +27 82 582 7031
E-mail : claimsmanager2010worldcup@yahoo.com

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. Clement Wayas (chairman)
Mr. Albert Mokoena (Chief Operations Officer )
Dr.Danny Jordan (Chief Executive Officer)

Thank you for your co-operation

Mr. Clement Wayas ( Zonal Co-ordinator ).



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