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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • omegaagent1001@yahoo.com
  • omegaagent1005@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "global mega" <globalmeg101@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:15:23 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION: SIR/ MADAM, FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION

THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATTENTION,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARDNOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified
for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are running the
e-business promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29,
30, 45, 66, and consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is
the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize
money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in
the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Omega Crossing Finance and Security
Company insured in your name. 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 account. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our mid year (2005) high stakes US$1.3 billion International
Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately;

OMEGA CROSS
MR. ANDERSON SIMMON.FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
#101 WILLSON AVENUE, ROSEBANK 2193,
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TELEFAX : 27-72-959-2848

EMAIL:omegaagent1001@yahoo.com

EMAIL ; omegaagent1005@webmail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent
immediately.For all funds will be returned as unclaimed if not claim. NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims
agent through his email contact above.



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