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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • +27737344026 (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.
  • claimsoffice_randintranet@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: randintranetsweepstakes@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:23:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDDEPARTMENT.
ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09BATCH
NUMBER: 7901IT-ZA3) THIRD CATEGORY WINNER.

Dear Sir/Madam,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 29th December 2005, weare pleased toinform you of the official announcement today that you have emerge done
of the winners of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our promotional draw Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 35,000names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America,Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.You/Your
company,attached to ticket number 777-78-1105, with serial number 234-90 drew the lucky numbers 8, 12, 31, 52, 38, 40 (9), and consequently won in the Third Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out
ofUS$2.6,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for third category winners. This is from the total prize money ofUS$112,010,000.00from
which fourteen international winners in the Third category will beshared.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with OLD MUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES, insured in your name. To avoid mix upof numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this awardstrictly confidential from public notice until the entire process oftransferring your claims has been completed, and your certified banker'sCheque sent to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoiddouble claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2005)
high stakeswhere you stand a chance of winning up to US$1.0 billion; we hope thatwith a part of your prize you will participate. Please contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your claims process;

MR.MARVIN DUMA.
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE
OLD MUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES LTD.
TEL:+27 73 734 4026.
EMAIL:claimsoffice_randintranet@hotmail.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to adesignated account of your choice.Remember, you must contact your claims agent with in a week
of receiving this mail.NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers
provided below in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent.REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER:7901IT-ZA3Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
NKHOSI PETERS
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL
789 KENT ROAD, ILLOVO
JOHANNESBURG.2167
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Rather, contact
your claims agent whose credentials are listed above. All staff of Rand Intranet Sweepstakes Special, Old mutual Finance And Securities and members of
their family as well as South Africans of all ages are barred from this lottery

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