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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "parkhaust, balfour unit 1440"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • bensondube1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "johnvassell1970" <johnvassell1970@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 05:18:24 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS



SOUTH AFRICA ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
SOUTH AFRICA ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(REGISTRATION Z720633X).

From: Lotto Manager. South African
2010 World cup lottery online 2006
Lottery Headquarters:
210-211 Universal Building
Parkhaust, Balfour Unit 1440
Johannesburg, South Africa
Batch: (18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL)

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING.

We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the SOUTH AFRICA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 27th June, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $820,000 (Eight Hundred And Twenty thousand dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of $32,800,000 shared amongst the first forty (40) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place monthly until the end of the year.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. (5647560054) In view of this, your $820,000 (Eight Hundred And Twenty thousand dollars) would be released to you by our payment offices in South Africa.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
Please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers; this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent;
Mr. Benson Dube
Email: bensondube1@yahoo.com


Yours Sincerely,

Mr. John Moore
Online coordinator



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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