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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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • +27762909771 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MSPProf" <salottery20010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:26:00 +0000
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT:

South African National Lottery
P.O. Box 6599
Pretoria
South African.
Ref: RSAK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59


ANNOUNCEMENT:


We happily announce to you the draw (#1001) of the South African Online
Raffle Draw held on Tuesday 1st September 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10,12,13,17,31,37,44 which
subsequently won two of you the two Rollover prizes. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of R20, 000.000 (Twenty Million Rands)) in
cash credited to file SA/9023118308/03.Lucky number



All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:


Mr. Owen Smith
Email: owensmithssc@webmail co za
Tel+27-76-290-9771
Fax+27-76-290-9772
Provide him with the information below:


1.Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Mobile/Cell Phone Number:
11. Fax Number:
12. Best time to call you in the morning:
13. Best time to call you in the night:


That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show
an instrument of identification when claiming your winnings.
For precautionary measures, 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 Policy
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned.


GOOD LUCK FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE RAFFLE
DRAWS.
Yours faithfully,


Ms Joy Adiele


Online Co-Ordinator For South African Lottery Sweepstakes International
Program


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