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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.
  • +27766914001 (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.
  • canadapayagent@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "canada board" <canada2010board34@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:14:54 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION Batch No. Lotto 6/49

Ms. Patricia Atkins
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
+27-766-914-001 EMAIL: canadapayagent@canada.com
Congratulations, you have won Canada Lottery!
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
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 the Wed Nov 8th 2006 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario  Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B6464 31604523 111,  with Serial Number 72363706 drew the winning numbers, 8th of NOV /3/4 /20/ 38/ 42 /48 /, bonus number 34  Draw 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 Mr. Leon magnus.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website 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 is processed and your money  remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

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 agent Mr. Leon  magnus at TEL: +27-766-914-001, EMAIL: canadapayagent@canada.com, so that he  can process your winnings for quick and urgent release of your winning prize.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your  reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that
has ensured that you won this Competition.

Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Patricia Atkins.

NOTE, to confirm that you have the winning number for the WED 8th of NOVEMBER
4/ 20 /38/ 42/ 48/  And the bonus Number 38 Draw,
visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries

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