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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.
• 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.
  • kenvuyo23@yahoo.com
  • fair1212@hotmail.com
  • fair1313@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FAIR LOTTERY PROMOTION" <ufair59@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenvuyo24@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:58:49 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON ONCE AGAIN REJOICE FOR YOU HAVE MAKE IT

Y O U    H A V E    WON

FAIR LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM The Fair Lottery International Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won USD 1,950,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion See below how to claim your prize. Details on the Winnings Your Winning Reference Number is: kMP/73253ZA/2006 Batch Number: 642376/ZA/2006. Just contact our processing manager below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it!   Processing Manager:Mr. KEN VUYO. Solicitors, Conveyances & Notary Public. Email:kenvuyo23@yahoo.com E-mail:fair1212@hotmail.com E-mail: fair1313@hotmail.com Tele: + 27- 73-349-1766 Private Bag X50, Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa.               Copyright © 1994-2006 The Southern Africa Interational Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline       Congratulations Once again and have a lot of fun. Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment. Congratulations Once again and have a lot of fun. Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.     1. by electronic transfer using Internet system.   2. by Direct Telegraphic Wire Transfer   For further confirmation Please call Claim agent office at TEL:  +27 73-349-1766  Congratulations again and have a lot of fun. The Fair Lottery International Promotion team Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.  Yours Faithfully,   Mrs. Susan Jomo (NEW ADMIN SEC)       Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment. (1) TRAVELLING DOWN HERE TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR COLLECTION OF YOUR PRIZE (2) ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER... For further confirmation Please call Claim agent office at TEL: ++27 83-670-6950  Congratulations again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega Promotion team Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.  Yours Faithfully,   Mrs. Susan Jomo (NEW ADMIN SEC)     Copyright © 1994-2006 The Canada Interational Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

  

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