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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
  • "claims 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.
  • lottosaclaimdept@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: lottosouthafrika@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:32:59 +0200
Subject: SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP PREPARATION LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION




SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY
Customer Service /Foreign Claims Dept
Ref: za/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59.
Email to claim Agent:Lottosaclaimdept@yahoo.com



HOLIDAY STAKE WINNING NOTIFICATION.


ATTN: Sir/Madam,


We wish to inform you that your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 125,600 Websites on the INTERNET. Each email address was attached to a ticket
number. Which was selected along with six others as winners of $2,500,000.00 in the second category. Your name attached to ticket number 246-00094-3122-435,with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky number40-14-38-19-42-8. BONUS- 1.You have been approved for a lump sum of in South African RANDS R18, 667236.in Cash credited to file REF NO:ZAR/77454123/2005.

This is from total prize money shared between the seventeen National and international winners in this category.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that You keep this award strictly from public notice until your Claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
nominated Account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion.


In order to verify your winning we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of our verifications form. Please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.

Note: should there be any change of your Address; do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs. Nora Fakude-Nkuna


THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Adv. Nceba Dukaba on this Email: lottosaclaimdept@yahoo.com not later than 30th of January,After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification.

For more details about our program, you can visit our website www.lotto.co.za

***"YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" ***


1. FULL NAMES: __________________________________________
2. DATE OF BIRTH: _____________________________________
3. SEX:__________________________
4. MARITAL STATUS: _____________________________________
5.CONTACT ADDRESS: ___________________________________
6.TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________________________
7.OCCUPATION:_______________________________________________
8.BRIEF DESCRIPTIONOF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL: _______________________________
9.AMOUNT WON_____________________
10.DATE OF DRAW_____________________________

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