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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "fifa world cup lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "parkhaust, balfour unit 1440" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +27824026229 (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.
  • claims2009@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william nkosi <williamnkosi_6@msn.com>
Reply-To: <claims2009@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:33:06 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!!




FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY & THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP.
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE: 210-211 UNIVERSAL BUILDING PARKHAUST, BALFOUR UNIT 1440 JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA .

CONGRATULATION

We are happy to inform you that the result of the South African 2010 FIFA World Cup Lottery draws held recently in which Your NAME and E-MAIL ADDRESS attached to TICKET NUMBER: 7017-4162-1019 with! SERIAL NUMBER:MH4710019 and BATCH NUMBER:18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL,Drew the WINNING NUMBERS:80,35,11,72,90,41 and Bonus number 1, with INSURANCE NUMBER: KISCS433/2010SNLP/2009 which subsequently won you the lottery award prize in the 2nd category. Your name has therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000, 000. 00 (Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to FILE NUMBER: KPC/9030108308/09.

This is from a total cash prize of (US$ 200,000,000.00) shared among the first 200 Hundred lucky winners in this category world-wide. In view of this, your US$1,000, 000. 00 (Million United States Dollars) will be released to you immediately.

Note: All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Web-site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100, 000, 000, 00 companies and individual emails addresses. The lottery is to promote the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup next year.

To file for your claim, kindly contact Claim Officer/Agent immediately for verifications and release of your winning prize money.

Below is his contacts information:

NAME: MR.DESMOND KHUMALO
TELEPHONE NUMBER: + 27 82 402 6229.
EMAIL ADDRESS: claims2009@hotmail.com
OFFICE ADDRESS: 270 CROWNWOOD RD , EVANS PARK ORMONDE, JOHANNESBURG- SOUTH AFRICA .

Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 21 working days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in all your correspondences with us or our designated Officer/Agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this organization.

Signed: President Nelson Mandela (Chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Danny JORDAAN (Chief Executive Officer)

Mr.William Nkosi.
(P R O) South African 2010 World Cup Lottery.

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