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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • frank_sibaya_attorneys@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "Patrick Zirest" <patrick_zirest4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:26:13 +0200
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/00421960037/02/06
BATCH: 41/00855/IPD


ATTN:BENEFICIARY,


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of
winners of the LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES HELD ON 9TH
JANUARY 2006 IN EURO, AFRI, UK, AMERICA AND ASIA.

Your name was attached to ticket number 004-0564863-198, with serial number
88370 drew the lucky numbers 08-13-26-33-35-42,and consequently won the
lottery in the 1ST category. Therefore, you have been approved for a lump
sum pay out of (USD$)850,750.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS) cash which has been credited to
file No:LP/00421960037/01/06 on your behalf. This is from total cash prize
of USD$ 82,500,000.00 shared among the twenty four international winners in
this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from UK, AUSTRALIA, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America, Asia and Africa as part of International Promotions Programme
which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now insured to your name under LOTTERY COMPANY HERE IN SOUTH
AFRICA. 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
new highstakes (1.1 billion Euros International Lottery)
zonal co-dinator

To begin your claim, please contact your Authorized Claiming
Agent,BARRISTER FRANK SIBAYA, TELEPHONE No: 27-83-242 7524, Email:
frank_sibaya_attorneys@yahoo.ca, for due processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated foreign account of your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st March 2006.
After this date. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in
every one of your correspondences with the Agent BARRISTER. FRANK SIBAYA

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims Agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff
and thank you for being part of our promotion programme.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Patrick Zirest

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