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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • professoraadams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SaNational Lottery" <world2010sa_1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:48:58 +0200
Subject: THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US$1000,000.00

FROM THE Zonal Co-ordinator (Sec.) 

DR  ROSEMARY MOYO  (MRS).

South Africa WorldCup Lottery Programme

#Lotteries Headquartters 31 Brixon Court

Carlton East Gate, JOHNNERSBURG,2001

TEL +27-78-122-2247 CALIM AGENT (Professor Andrew Adams)

REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

         

THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US$1000,000.00

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

You have won $1000,000.00 United States Dollars In Cash, call +27-78-122-2247  Professor Andrew Adams  Your Claiming Agent  For Him To Confirmation You Before Sending Him An Email.

                              YOU HAVE WON ON THE CUMPUTER BALLOT

THE SUM OF US$,1,000,000,00 UNITED STATE DOLLAR

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENT

Professor Andrew Adams

SOUTH AFRICA

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

Telephone Numbers: + 27-78-122-2247 

EMAIL:professoraadams@yahoo.com

Sopported by Nelson Madela Former President Of Republic of South africa

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 65,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions  to bring awereness to the whole world that our great  country south africa is hosting the next 2010world cup.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of you  visiting various websites we are running the E-business promotions for You/Your Company email address.

We  therefore approved you a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 which is the winning payout for Second category winners.This is from the total of US$26,000,000.00 shared among the (26) international lucky  winners

 

Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756 Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1000,000.00 United States Dollars in  cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize of money from  US$26,000,000.00  United States Dollars  shared among the twenty six(26) international lucky winners in the  Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!

please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$ 1000,000.00 United States Dollars is insured in the email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact  your claims agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names. Please note that OMEGA CROSSING your paying agent, will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also  to send an urgent message to DR  HARRY PETERSON through Phone or Email address 

 

South Africa Cheif Claims Agent

Professor Andrew Adams

Tel: + 27-78-122-2247 

Email:professoraadams@yahoo.com  

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

 

REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811

BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

 

THIS PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010  WORLDCUP SOCCER  Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Note you have to call your claims agent on phone without any delay

Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the National Lottery Board Commission                              

  

    Ros emary Moyo           Mr.  Woodroffe Adams  Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams     Mr Nelson Madala

  (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)    (Board Member)            (Zonal Co-ordinator)    (Fomer Preisdent,R.S.A)                                               

         

 RSA  2010  1193  2319                                                    

 FILL THE FORM BELLOW AND SEND IT, TO

 Professor Andrew Adams

YOUR SOUTH AFRICA CLAIMING AGENT  VIA EMAIL:professoraadams@yahoo.com

 

 

NAME:................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

SURE NAME:....................................................................................................................................................

 

LUCKY NUMBERS...........................................................................................................................................

INSURANCE NUMBERS.................................................................................................................................

 

WINNING TICKET NUMBERS......................................................................................................................

 

SERIAL NUMBER.............................................................................................................................................

 

BON US NUMBER............................................................................................................................................

 

WiNNING EMAIL ADRESS.............................................................................................................................

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER....................................................................................................................................

 

FAX  NUMBER...................................................................................................................................................

 

OCCUPATION....................................................................................................................................................

 

COUNTRY............................................................................................................................................................

 

NEXT OF KIN .....................................................................................................................................................                 BANKING ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR SPEEDY TRANSFER

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Thanks for your anticipated co-operation. Approved, Dispatched and Signed:
Yours Faithfully,

                                              

From the (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)                                                        

Dr Mrs. Rosemary Moyo  

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