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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")
• 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.
  • +27741041215 (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.
  • condinatorsa2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "condinator condinator" <condinatorsa2034@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:04:47 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FREE LOTTO WINNING

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FREE LOTTO WINNING

we are pleased to inform you from FREE ELECTRONIC LOTTO INC of the
announcement today, 24th April 2007 , as one of the lucky winners of The
Free Electronic Lotto Inc Lotto draws, held on the th of 22th April part of
Our e-business promotional draws end.

Participants in the draws were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of ndividuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East,as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw as a result of your visiting various websites we
are running the Electronic-business promotions for.you/Your Company email
address, attached with REFERENCE NUMBER:SEL-PD23-711W-9 , BATCH NUMBER:
79-124-WAN with serial number 215-18 drewthe lucky numbers 12, 19, 27, 30,
34, 52, 89, and consequently won
the 22th April draw.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$1,500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for First category
winners.


This is from the total prize money of US$10,500,000.00 shared among the
seven winners in the First category.

Contact Your claim agent with this details below.

Mr.Peter Taylor

Telephone: +27 74 104 1215

Email:condinatorsa2007@yahoo.com


For due processing and remittance of your prize money, Remember you must
contact your claim agent not later than 30th of May, 2007 After this date,
all
funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers
provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9 BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN Also to begin
your Claim send to your claims a
gent the following information by email.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:...............................
AMOUNT WON......................

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTO AWARDS MANAGER,
SUSAN YOLANDE,
FREE ELECTRONIC LOTTO INC.
22 PRETORIUS STREET
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.

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