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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:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: budgetlotteryboard@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:08:24 +0200
Subject: ***** CONGRATULATIONS*****





THE GENERAL OFFICE
OF BUDGET LOTTERY BOARD,
12, KENT AVENUE STREET.
RANDBURG, JOHANNESBURG.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATT: SIR/MADAM,

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,20th JANUARY 2006, of winners of the BUDGET LOTTERY,
SOUTH AFRICA 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 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and consequently
won in the first Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$2,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning
payout for first category winners. This is from the
total prize money of US$12,000,000.00 shared among
the Six international winners in the third category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the budget
lottery board, 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 end year (2006) high stakes
US$1.5 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent through
email and telephone immediately;

MR ELLIOT BONGINA
CLAIMS MANAGER,
BUDGET LOTTERY CO-OPERATION LTD,
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 27 78 3030 229
EMAIL: budgetlotteryboard.za.co @ inbox.com

NOTE: You have to forward following informations to
your claims manager.


1. NAME..........................
2. ADDRESS.......................
3. AGE:..........................
4. STATUS:.......................
5. STATE/COUNTRY.................
6. TEL NUMBER....................
7. FAX NUMBER....................
8. COMPANY NAME.................
9. OCCUPATION....................


For due processing and remittance of your prize
money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
later than 30 /01/ 2006. After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

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: BLW-RSA68-665P-7
BATCH NUMBER: 20-723-BLW

Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,


THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the winners will result to disqualification. Please do
not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
through his email contact above

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