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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 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)
• 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.
  • +27732178368 (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_omegaclaimsagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yabomillionaire@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:15:35 +0200
Subject: Congratulations You Have Won Claim Your Lucky Winning Prize/Contact Your Claims Agent Now!!!

FROM:
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today, 17/07/2006, of winners of the OMEGA CROSSING LOTTO
SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 12/07/2006 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 Africa,
America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as
part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw as a result of your visiting various
websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company,
attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10, drew the
lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45, 66, and consequently won in the
Second Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$2.5,000,000 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second
category winners.

This is from the total prize money of US$2.5,000,000, shared among the
Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your Chuque is now with the (COURIER COMPANY) 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 Deliver to you in your Conutry/your Home.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulours acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year
(2007) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To claim your winning prize, please contact your claim agent
immediately;

Dr. TREVOR ALLAN.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
PHONE: +27732178368
EMAIL: info_omegaclaimsagent@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than
20/07/2006, after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in
every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

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

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING LOTTERY
SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building,
P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park,
2006 Henley Road,

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to qualification.
Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through
his email contact above.

Anti-fraud resources:

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