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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.
• 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.
  • +27781256604 (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.
  • intlstakes@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • intlstakes@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY STAKES INTERNATIONAL" <intlstakes@unionplus.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:33:16 -0400
Subject: ''CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE A WINNER"

LOTTERY STAKES INTERNATIONAL,
148 RIVONIA ROAD,
PLOT: 328 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: intlstakes@unionplus.net
intlstakes@netscape.net

REF NUMBER: OSL/653/1029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DEAR WINNER

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our recent lottery draw
Held on 11TH of APRIL, 2006. Your email address attached to ticket number
27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky number
7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of R15, 000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND).

PLEASE NOTE:

ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 60,000 companies and
100,000,000 Individual email addresses from all search engines and
websites. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted
and
sponsored by eminent personalities and several other corporate
organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide. For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in this year RAND50 Million
slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below with this
required information to assist you with your winning and subsequent
payments. All winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the
date of this notice.

(A)Full Names:
(B)Physical Address:
(C)Place of Work:
(D)Identification, i.e. Drivers License or International Passport.
(E)Telephone, Mobile and Fax Numbers. (VERY NECESSARY)

Also note, in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all Correspondences.

Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of
our promotional program.

NOTE; YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 25 YEARS OF AGE.


Sincerely yours,

Mr. Fredrick Jacobson
(Promotions/Claims Manager)

TEL: +27 781 256 604
FAX: +27 732 742 076

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