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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • a0dreddymorgansa1@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: <draw02@centrum.cz>
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:41:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your Email Address Has Won In The Coca-Cola 2008 Lottery =?UTF-8?Q?=20P?=
=?UTF-8?Q?romotion=E2=80=8F?=




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CONGRATULATION!!! Your email address is among the=C2=A0 two l=
ucky winners=C2=A0in the total sum amount of US$1,450,000.00 (One Million=
, Four Hundred and Fifty=C2=A0Thousand=C2=A0United States Dollars only) e=
ach; in the just concluded draw held to promote the South African 2010 Wo=
rld Cup. This promotion was sponsored by: COCA-COLA=C2=A0 companies in=C2=
=A0South Africa.=C2=A0 Your email address qualified for the draw, as a re=
sult o f your visiting various Websites we are running the e-business pro=
motions for You/Your Company email address, attached to Ticket No: (7YZ20=
6) and Ballot No: (BT120/A).
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PLEASE CONTACT=C2=A0 (DR. EDDY MORGAN)

YOUR CLAIM AGENT, FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

PHONE NO: 00 (27) 82 408=C2=A06853
FAX NO:=C2=A0 00 (27) 86 528 6058
E-MAIL:=C2=A0dreddymorgansa1@hotmail.com
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NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,=
please remember to complete the CLAIM FORM=C2=A0 and forward it to your =
claim agent, for=C2=A0your IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.
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LOTTERY=C2=A0CLAIM FORM
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FULL NAME:.................................

NATIONALITY:..............................
SEX:.............................................

AGE:.............................................

HOME/MOBILE NO:.......................

OCCUPATION:...............................

COMPANY:....................................
TICKET NO:...................................
BALLOT NO:..................................
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Congratu lations once again from all our staff and thank you =
for being part of our promotions program.
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Yours faithfully,
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FROM MANAGEMENT
COC A-COLA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam