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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27732654240 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • info_jmmfidelity@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PROMOTIONS MANAGER KENNEDY NKOSI" <promotionmanager005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 13:03:18 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! WHITE

THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTO
PRIVATE BAG X72
AUCKLAND PARK 2006.
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,REF:
EKS255125600304 AND BATCH NO: 54/1017/IDL.

ATTENTION:

WINNING NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of Wenesday, the 21st Oct.
2005, of winners of THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAMS held on 19th Oct. 2005
as part of Thrid quarter of the year bonanza.

You and your company, Attached to ticket number 034-1416-4612-750,With
serial number 6521-11 drew the lucky numbers 11-36-47-15-9-21 +25, and
consequently won the lottery in category C.Y.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$4.2m (Four
million two hundred Thousands United States dollars) in cash credited to
file REF: EKS255125600304. This is from total prize money of
US$42,000,000.00 shared among 10 winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from 25,300 names from Middle East, Asia,Africa, Canada, Europe and North
America and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program, which
is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with FIDELITY INVESTMENT (PTY) LIMITED, a
security, House insured in your name. 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 account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent;

FIDELITY INVESTMENT (PTY)
LIMITED 4TH FLOOR FIDELITY HOUSE
BRYANSTON JOHANNESBURG 2030
Mr.James Martins
Tel: +27-73-265-4240
Fax: +27-11-507-6783
Email: info_jmmfidelity@hotmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated
account. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 10ht of
Nov. 2005 (2weeks). After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

All correspondents To Mr. James Martins either by Telephone, fax or email,
along with all your winning information & File #031070 and also, your FULL
ADDRESS, YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN and your EMAIL ADDRESS which this email is
sent, should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN YOUR RESPONSE to your claims
agent.

NOTE:

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as Possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program. Don't reply this mail contact your claim agent
immidiately.

Sincerely,

Mr. KENNEDY NKOSI
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTO S/A.

_________________________________________________________________
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