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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +27732696491 (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.
  • director_claim2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR GEORGE WILLIAMS <georgewilliams2@live.co.za>
Reply-To: <georgewilliams@galmail.co.za>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:04:10 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!!



PLATINUM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE CO-ORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD PLATINUM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
Dear Winner, Congratulations your email is among the seven lucky winners in the Second category YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON, THE SUM OF US$ 1,450,000.00.(ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATE DOLLAR) Each in the just concluded draw held to promote British South African 2010 World Cup, sponsored by coca cola companies south Africa. for prize claiming, Contact your claiming agent Mr. Peterson Jordan on this phone number +27732696491 or email him on : director_claim2010@hotmail.com and also provide the following information for the processing of your winning fund. NAME:..................ADDRESS:.................NATIONALITY:...................... SEX:.................. AGE:................ PHONE/MOBILE:.......................... FAX:................................... OCCUPATION:............................ COMPANY:......................Please you are advised to complete the form and send it Immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection Of your fund from the Designated Bank.
You’re winning Ticket Number. 100-309-7482Your Serial Number.513-10Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41Bonus Number 12 Your INSURANCE Number: PLI-433/453L/GMSA Yours Faithfully, Dr, Jonathan Wood

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