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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 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.
  • +27849955415 (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.
  • canadalottery1@canada.com
  • claimoffice2010worldcup@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gwenshapiro" <gwenshapiro@babbalu.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:34:36 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS (WINNER)

From:Ms.Gwen Shapiro
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
Email:canadalottery1@canada.com

Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the
promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South
Africa. We happily announce to you the draw of the
Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs
held on Wed Aug 16 2006 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario
Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B9564
75604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning
numbers 3/ 4/ 8 /25/ 41 /48 with a bonus Number 22 , for
LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd
category of daily three. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
EAAL/9080118308/05. This is from a total cash prize of US
$11,100,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One
Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners in this category
Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in
your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected
to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa
hence your winning information must be kept to enable you
participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500
participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to South
Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010.In view of this, your
US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited
commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent's
office. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted
from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims are processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
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:

Mr.William Smith
Tel/Fax: +27 84 9955 415
Emails:claimoffice2010worldcup@yahoo.com

to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please fill
and return the attached payment verification form and return
it back to him today by email attachment for immediate
processing and remittance of your prize money. Note that the
maximum allowable period by law to return your filled
payment verification form is 72hours;failure to do so will
result in your payment being delayed or cancelled.Remember
to quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with
our designated agents.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Full names: ................................
Age: ......................................
Sex: ......................................
Residential address: ......................
Nationality: ..............................
Occupation: ...............................
Post held: ................................
Tel(s): ...................................
Fax: ......................................
Company name: .............................
Reference Number: ........................
Winning numbers : ...........................
Batch Number :................................
Serial Numbers :................................
Ticket Number :.................................
Congratulations! Thank you for being part of our Promotional
Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Gwen Shapiro
NOTE: To confirm that you have the winning number for the
Wed Aug 16 2006 draw,
visit:www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6

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