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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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!
• 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.
  • +27835130032 (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.
  • claimboardsouthafrica@homemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claimboardsouthafrica@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cyntia Charker" <onlineballotlottoca5@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:28:43 -0700
Subject: Congratulation !! Please do contact your claim agent immediately.


From: Ms. Cynthia Charker inconvenience
Canada Lottery/Ontario 49
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8

Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/07
Batch No. Ontario 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 Special Global 2010 World Cup
Promotional Draw held on the Wednesday 16th July 2008 in Essex United
Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket
Number: *B9564
75604545 100*, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers * 5- 6
-7- 20- 25- 28 *bonus* **45*

with a bonus Number* 19* for Ontario 49 Lotto under the choice of the
lottery in the 2nd category of bi-weekly six.

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/851OYHI/08.* 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 electronic 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) will 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. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over
10,000,000 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 corresponding payment Agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follows:


South Africa Claim Agent:~
{*Mr. Anthonio Lucas }*

Email: claimboardsouthafrica@homemail.co.za<http://uk.mc253.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=claimboardsouthafrica@homemail.co.za>

Alternative email:
claimboardsouthafrica@hotmail.com<http://uk.mc253.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=claimboardsouthafrica@hotmail.com>

*Phone +27-835-130-032, Fax nos +27- 866-028-263 ,*

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

*Fill this space form*

*Your full name…………………………………………………*

*Your resident or company address……………………..………
Your **Mobile** / Telephone and Fax numbers……………………
Your winning and Reference Numbers…………………………
Your marital
status........................................................................
Age...................................................................................................
Occupation………………………………………………………..*

*Your date of Birth / Place………………………………...….…..
Your country of origin …………………………………..………
*
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. Cynthia Charker*

NOTE: to confirm that you have the winning number for the Wed Jul 16 draw. *5-
6- 7- 20- 25- 28 *

visit:
www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8
confirm under Ontario 49.

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