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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 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:
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +27724103142 (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.
  • uniontrustfinanceltd@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cafsafalottery2006@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:10:29 +0200
Subject: * Congratulations You Are A Lucky Winner*


BATCH: 22/523009/CAF
REF NO: SAFA/144132/1211.

ATTENTION:DEAR WINNER

RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on the 22nd of February
2006 to declare the winners of the Confederation of African Football
(CAF) and South Africa Football Association (SAFA). This lottery scheme
was created to bring awareness to the world, beign that South Africa is
hosting the next world cup in 2010.

Yourself, attached to Ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with Serial
number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and consequently
won the lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: SAFA/144132/1211
This is from total prize money of US$14,000,000.00 shared among the ten
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South
America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International
Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.
To begin your claim process, please contact your claims manager with
details below, providing your Serial and Reference Numbers, Your
Mailing Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers.

MR.SIPHEWE KUBEKA
CLAIMS MANAGER
FOREIGN CLAIMS DEPARTMENT
UNION TRUST FINANCE LTD
PLOT 1212 UNION TRUST HOUSE
JAN SMUTS AVENUE,JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: uniontrustfinanceltd@yahoo.com
TELEPHONE: +27-72-410-3142.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than One Weeks
after notice. 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 in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,
Ms.Susan Smith.

N/B Please note that you are to donate 10% of your winnings to the less
priviledge children of Africa.



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