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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:
  • ",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.
  • +27728063409 (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.
  • rphillips44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Ngobane <rngobane7@msn.com>
Reply-To: <rphillips44@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:45:23 +0000
Subject: - 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.



- 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
Sony Court , Auckland Park,
P.O.Box2001 Republic of South Africa.


We are delighted to inform you of the result of 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, Which is part of our promotional draws for the 2010 world cup taking place in South Africa,Held trice in every year in South Africa and that you were one ofthe FIFTEEN LUCKY WINNERS whose e-mail address where attached toTicket-number (B9564 75604545 188) , And Lucky-numbers (BT:12052006/20) which consequently won in the first category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $900,000.00 usdollars . (Nine HundredThousand Dollars Only).



Please be informed that all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. However, No tickets were sold but the email addresses of the Fifteen Lucky Winners were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.



In other to claim your $900,000.00 prize winning and to file in for your claims, contact our assigned Claim's Agent here in South Africa for processing and transfer of your winning fund.



(CONTACT AGENT)



Name: Rev. Roy Phillips
Tel: +27728063409
Email: rphillips44@gmail.com



Do remember, all winning must be claimed not later than three weeks of this notification. After this time all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake by the 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTIONS. You are advised to contact;Mr. Roy Philips either by his phone number or email addresses for further information; And also provide him with the following information for disbursement of your winning fund.



FullNames:...................



Country:..................

Private PhoneNumber:...............

Sex..........................



Age:...........



Occupation:...............



Nationality:.................



Residential Address:.........................



Congratulations once more from our members and staff, our advice is that you invest wisely with your winnings.



Your's Sincerely,



Mrs. Rita Ngobane.

Notification/Information Officer

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam