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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: lottosaclaims@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:52:28 +0200
Subject: Winning Notification

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY
Customer Service /Foreign Claims Dept
Ref: za/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59.

VERIFICATION OF PARTICULARS.

ATTN:Sir/Madam,


We wish to inform you that Your email address Was randomly selected along with others from over 125,600 Websites on the INTERNET. Each email address was attached To a ticket number. Which was selected along with six Others as winners of $2,500,000.00 Each in the second category. Your name attached to ticket number 246-00094-3122-435,With serial number 818-09 drew the lucky number40-14-38-19-42-8.BONUS- 1.You have been approved for a lump sum of $2,500,000.00.in Cash credited to file REF NO:
ZAR/77454123/2005. This is From total prize money shared among the seventeen National And international winners in this category.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that You keep this award strictly from public notice until your Claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated Account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid Double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion. We hope with a part of your prize, you
will Participate in our JANUARY high stakes US$50, 000,000Million world cup 2010 International Lotteries.

In order to verify your winning we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of our verifications form.

Please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.
Note:should there be any change of your Address; do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Nora Fakude-Nkuna
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than one month. After this date, all funds will be returned As unclaimed. N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification.

Contact your Claims Agent.
Adv. Nceba Dukabsa on this Email: lottosaclaimsupdate@yahoo.co.uk
Direct Tel: 27-732-687-211
For more details about our program,you can visit our website www.lotto.co.za
***"YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" ***

1. FULL NAMES:__________________________________________
2. DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
3. SEX:__________________________
4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________
5.CONTACT ADDRESS:___________________________________
6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________________
7.OCCUPATION:_______________________________________________

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTIONOF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________

9.AMOUNT WON_____________________
10.DATE OF DRAW_____________________________

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