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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")
  • "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 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.
  • +27838954666 (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.
  • agent_lottory_za@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: agent lottory <agent_lottory_za@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:38:41 +0200
Subject: !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

=46ROM THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PO BOX 287, WATFORD WD18 9TT,
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.


INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE CENTRE WINNING ANNOUNCED TODAY 18=
/1/2006=20
Ref: 475061725 Batch: 7056490902/188 WINNING NUMBER: 19-27-28-34-39-4=
6.

!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release from the SOUTH A=
FRICAN=20
International Lottery program. Your name was attached to Ticket numbe=
r;=20
47061725, Batch number; 7056490902, Winning number; 19-27-28-34-39-46=
. This=20
batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 19-27-28-34-39-46 bonus numb=
er 07,=20
which consequently won the lottery in the first category. You hereby =
have=20
been approved a lump sum pay of (2.1 MILLION US DOLLERS) (TWO MILLION=
, ONE=20
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLERS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02=
from=20
the total cash prize of (US DOLLERS 33.6 million) shared amongst sixt=
een=20
lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system dr=
awn=20
form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United State=
s,=20
Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our internat=
ional=20
promotions program. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a=20
conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social=
=20
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have=
=20
operational base. Further more your name falls within our African=
=20
representative office in Cape Town South Africa. as indicated in your=
play=20
coupon and your prize of (2.1 MILLION US DOLLERS) will be released to=
you=20
=66rom our paying banks.

How to claim your prize Simply contact our fiduciary agents, Dr. MIKE=
=20
THABISO VIA, EMAIL ADDRESS: (agent_lottory_za@hotmail.com) OR Call =
=20
+27-83-895-4666 to file for your claim. Please quote your reference,=
batch=20
and winning number which can be found on the top of this notification=
as=20
well as the below listed information=92s:

FULL NAMES:

CONTACT ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE/FAX:

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information=
=20
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your p=
rize=20
released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid doubl=
e=20
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-part=
icipant=20
or unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before en=
d of=20
February 2006 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and=
=20
eventually donated to charity organizations.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENTS

Dr. MIKE THABISO
PHONE +27-83-895-4666
EMAIL CONTACT: agent_lottory_za@hotmail.com
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENTS IMMEDIATELY.
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT =
TO=20
DISQUALIFICATION.


FORWARD YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMB=
ERS AND=20
YOUR FULL ADDRESS.

KIND REGARDS,
J. HANSON
PROMOTIONS MANAGER

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