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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 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.
  • +27827114418 (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.
  • owen_donglas001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: owne donglas <owen_donglas001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:17:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: LUCKY WINNER AND HAPPY GREAT YEAR.



From: "owen douglas" owen_donglas001@yahoo.co.uk

Subject: LUCKY WINNER.
Date: FEBRUARY 1ST,2006 13:22:53 +0200

FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: LLI/240142/011
BATCH: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.


RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE.

Dear : Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 20th february,2006as conducted by UNIVERSAL LOTTORY SOUTH AFRICA.

Your personal EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:7017-41621018 with serial number MH4710019.drew lucky numbers 80-35-11-72-90-41,which was consequently won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of U$2.1 Million (TWO MILLION, ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY) which is already insured in your favour.

This Programme is to encourage and promote the rapid use of microsoft ware users within the globalworld under the sponsorship of http://www.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html - 63k - 24 Mar
2004 -and http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zeroes/Sultan_Brunei.htm
together with the USA,AUSTRALIA & ASSIA and few members of the EU states.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the
internet,randomly drawn from over100,000 companies and 50,000,000 (INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the WORLD. This promotional program takes place every three-years.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2006) high stakes US$1.7billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim agent through the below information.

MR. DOUGLAS OWEN.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-827-114-418
EMAIL: owen_donglas001@yahoo.co.uk

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automaticallydisqualified.To ensure that your payment is processed accordingly, Kindly reply through
your claim agent's personal email:owen_donglas001@yahoo.co.uk


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: LLI/240142/011
BATCH NO: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than (30th october), 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be retrieved and included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Please remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a lucky winner in our international promotions program.Sincerely yours,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UNIVERSAL LOTTORY, SOUTH AFRICA.
UNIVERSAL BUILDING,210-211
PARK HURST,BALFOUR-UNIT 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001.










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