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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: "zeldon zuma" <zeldonzuma1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zelzuma@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:14:18 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From : Mr. Morris Qaba lotto manager South African 2010.
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixton
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 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 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 program 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 released to you.
To file for your claim, please contact our claim Manager of the South
African Gamming Commission (S.A.G.C) 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

his contact information is as follows.!!!
Name: JAMES DIKO
E-mail : Diko_lottery2010@hotmail.com
Tel: +27-83-858-6353
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 10 January
2006. 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 successfully 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 claim, do not miss this opportunity
.
Thank you for your co-operation
Morris Qaba ( Zonal Co-ordinator.)



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