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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031917148 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27723043115 (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.
  • uk_lottoagent_micheal_bolta@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lotto_agent1@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Allan Teresa, United Kingdom Lottery Board" <uk_draws010@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:30:23 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Head QuartersThe National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Phone : +44 703 191 71 48.

 

 

                                   

                               WINNING NOTIFICATION:

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#460) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY,  online Sweepstakes   International    program held on 17th of Mar 2007 .  Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers  which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of   £820.000.00 .( Eight Hundred & Twenty Thousand, Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line. This is the First Quarter Draw . 

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our South african booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your  £820.000.00  would be released to you by any of our payment offices in South Africa.
  

Our South African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.  To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:

 

                                       

                                 

MR MICHEAL BOLTA JNR

FINANCE DIRECTOR,
GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION
ADDRESS: 27 NEWTON STR,
NEWTON PARK,
P.O BOX 7706 NEWTON, JOHANNESBURG RSA.

DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:  +27 72 304 3115.

 

EMAIL            :   uk_lottoagent_micheal_bolta@yahoo.co.uk

 

                                 lotto_agent1@katamail.com

               

 

                                  CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE

CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

           

                                     

 

Provide him with the information below:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:460

13.Reference number:

14.Batch number:

 

 

Your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork will send to you as you follow instructions from mr Micheal.

 

 

 

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Richard  Hans
United Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.

+44 703 191 71 48  

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