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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "universal crossing sa"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "williamagent@zworg.com" <lottodrawqaswq@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamagent@zworg.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:28:41 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW


*YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

South Africa Bid Lottery International Balloting Draw Program *

*This massage is from the MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL South Africa Bid lottery
Program South Africa for the 2010 world cup. UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA YOU HAVE
WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM PROGRAM, THE SUM OF US$ 1, 000, 000, 00 in
cash as the total amount of the second category.
PLEASE CONTACT (MR.JOHN WILLIAMA) FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT, ON PHONE NO. +
27- 73-242-4067,Email:*
*williamagent@zworg.com*<http://us.mc577.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=williamagent@zworg.com>
*, Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the
world as part of our electronic business Program. Below are your
Information's;
**
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011
BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.*


*To avoid delays, you are to quote your winning (R) And (B) numbers, and
also fill the below processing form:*
*Full
Name..........................................................................................
2. Country of
Origin............................................................................
3. Date Of
Birth...................................................................................
4. Contact
Telephone..........................................................................
5.Fax
Number.....................................................................................
6. Full Contact
Address.......................................................................
7. Marital
Status................................................................................
8. Company's Name (If
Any)...............................................................

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely, *
*MR. MERVIN NKUMA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, SOUTH AFRICA BID LOTTERY.
Universal Building, 210-211 Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
P.O. Box 91711, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA *
*UNIVERSAL CROSSING
GOES INTERNATIONAL *
*AS THE **2010
WORLD CUP
WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA
www.southafrica.info/2010*
*THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN BID LOTTERY AUTHORITY. AND
SUPPORTED BY: (Fé¤(c)ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA
SUPPORT*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam