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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: emagalottery_2010@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:49:16 +0200
Subject: Notification.

Mrs. Teresa Allan
Customer Service: 480 NCA1068
Ref: ZAWC/2010/WWW/04
Batch: 14/8052/DC04

Attention 4th Category,

LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the South African National Omega Lottery Promotion
Programs held on the 7th of December 2005 in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: B75904546220 with Serial number: 60124 drew the winning: 04/07/24/25/40/42
which subsequently won you lottery in the 4th category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD$2,200,000.00(Two Million, Two
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ZA/621825/04.This is from a
total cash prize of USD$220,000,000(Two hundred and Twenty Million United States Dollars)
shared amongst the first 100(One Hundred)lucky winners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our Afro booklet representative
office in Southern Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your winnings of
US$2,200,000.00(Two Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. Our corresponding office/agent in
Southern Africa will facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over
100,000 e-mail ID of individuals and companies on the world wide web sites to promote South
Africa & 2010 World Cup Award. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous people. PLEASE BE WARNED.To file for your claim, please
contact our Snr. Claims Manager.

Name Mr.Cliff Duma.
Phone Number:+27 73 000 7299.
email:claimagent2005@hotmail.com

Contact our Snr. Claims Manager immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your winnings.

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 7th of January 2005. Always
quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated office/agents or
us.

Congratulations!
Mrs Teresa Allan.

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