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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")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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 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.
  • willson_dube@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto board" <lotto_board333@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:55:00 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

                                    FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY
                        FIRST QUATER OF THE YEAR 2006.

              

    YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER OMOTIONALDRAW,
  THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
   INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE  AWARD DEPARTMENT
   OMEGA CROSSING SA.
 
   YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$ 2,950,000,00. PLEASE CONTACT;

 

MR.Willson Dube
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
PHONE:   + 27-73-758-5062
email:  willson_dube@yahoo.co.uk

(OMEGA CROSSING SA ) PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.

 

We are pleased to inform you the announcement made about the winners of FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting verious websites. 
Your  email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers  3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE WON IN THE FIRST CATEGORY OF THE YEAR 2006.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 100-309-7482,
Your Serial Number. 513-10,
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12, Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for  FIRST CATEGORY WINNERS.
  This is from the total prize money of US$20,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in  this category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$2,950,000.00 is now  with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (OMEGA CROSSING SA) your agent and give them your full names so that they will

re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.

 

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also to Send an urgent message to MR. Willson Dube. through Phone or Email address.
MR. Willson Dube
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING SA.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
ON PHONE NO. + 27-73-758-5062
email:  willson_dube@yahoo.co.uk
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP.

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MR. MERVIN NKUMA
THE CO-ORDINATOR,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

 

OMEGA CROSSI GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA.
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT.

                        

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