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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 (8 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: "lotto managementoffice" <lottomanagementoffice@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:17:47 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

From : Mr sue barnard lotto manager South African 2010.

South African 2010 World cup Bid  lottery Award

Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon

Court Carlton East Gate

Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)

Dear Sir/Madam,

                                CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

 

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.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$( 2,000.000 ) ( Two millionUnited 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 indicate 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 bank manager immediately he commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.Also your claim included with free  one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site 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. )

We ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money be released to you.To file for your claim, please contact our claim Manager immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund and send him the following information for your claims also.

1. Name in full......

2. Address...........

3. Nationality........

4. Age................

5. Occupation......

6. Phone/Fax( 7,Bank account information.

his conatct information is as follows.!!!

Name:  GEORGE NKOSI

E-mail :drgeorgenkosi@yahoo.com

Tell:+27 73 254 1108

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 29-11-2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, 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 this promotional lottery program.

signed:

Former President Nelson Mandela ( CHAIRMAN.)

Molefi OLIPHANT ( PRESIDENT )

Chief Operations Officer

Albert MOKOENA(SOUTH AFRICA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN)

Chief Executive Officer

Danny JORDAAN.(SOUTH AFRICA 2010 BID C.E.O)

N.B/Call our claim manager for your cliam, do not miss  this oppotunity

Thank you for your co-operation

SUE BARNARD ( Zonal Co-ordinator.)

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