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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (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 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.
  • smith_rubens1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: thatofound@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:56:26 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A LOTTERY WINNER

South Africa Global World Cup 2010
Lottery Internet Global Lottery Headquarters:
Johannesburg South Africa.
Batch: 2005/091/BK456
Ref: EAASL/WPL3726/25

LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the South Africa Global World Cup 2010 Lottery programs in association with Global Asset Management held 0n the 10th June 2006 in London to support and promote south African 2010 world cup, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04drew the lucky numbers: 01-6-2-13-35-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of $1, 950, 000, 00. (0NE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FITY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44. This is from a total cash prize of $125 Million us Dollars shared among first and second category winners. This year’s Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for South Africa Lottery; the estimated 125 million jackpots would be the sixth-biggest in .S.A. history. The biggest was the 363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our AFRO / European booklet and our representative office in London and possibly South African as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your $1,950,000, 00. (0NE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FITY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in SOUTH AFRICA after proper protocols by our claim agent.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him and call him on the phone.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through Computer draws system and extracted from over100, 000 companies. This Promotion takes place annually.
To file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary agent with the details below for processing of your claims.
Agent Name: Dr. SMITH RUBEN
COMPANY VILJOEN FINANCE AND INSURANCE
ADDRESS 14A PYBUS ROAD SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Telephone: 00 27 783711 055
Email: smith_rubens1@yahoo.com
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediately with this information:
NAME:.................................. NATIONALITY:...........................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Simmon Russells.
Zonal Coordinator 1a,
Carlton Court Grayston Drive Sandton Johannesburg South Africa.
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