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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27837101023 (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.
  • infor_uklotterycompany2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • james_themba006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "infor uklottery" <infor_uklotterycompany2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:15:17 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs.Teresa Allan
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
infor_uklotterycompany2006@hotmail.com


CONGRATULATIONS WINNING
NOTIFICATION

Attn: Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 21th of January 2006. in Essex
United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545
188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners
in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in
Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars)would be released
to you by our paying Bank in South Africa.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies. This
promotion takes place
annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
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. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Bar.James Themba
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 83710 1023
Email: james_themba006@yahoo.com


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the 21th of
Febuary. 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part
of our promotional lottery program. As soon as you are in contact with our
agent,please keep us informed.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Teresa Allan
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

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