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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • wilsondube1972@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "martin dube" <martindube_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:09:23 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

SHAWSTAKERS LOTTERY COMPANY
25 RICHARD RYAAN
AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA



FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
SHAWSTAKERS COMPANIES PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD


CONGRATULATIONS


ATT:

We are delighted to inform you of your winning prize release on the 26th
April,2006 from the SHAWSTAKERS COMPANIES LOTTERY PROGRAM. Your name "email
address" was attached to TICKET NUMBERS: 7,35,5,45,8, SERIAL NUMBERS:
2113-05. This batch draws the WINNING NUMBERS: 7,35,5,45,8 BONUS NO: 71,
which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have
been approved lump sum pay of US$ 900,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)
in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061720/06 from the total cash prize of
US$13,650,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners based on their
category.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international promotions program, which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by SHAWSTAKERS companies as part of
their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they
have operational base. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Please do contact him:

Mr Don Wilsondube.
(Claims Agent Manager)
PHONE: + 27-739112043
EMAIL: Wilsondube1972@yahoo.com

ANGENT OFFICE ADDRESS
SHAWSTAKERS LOTTERY COMPANY PAYMENT ANGENT
ZONAL PAYMENT OFFICESUITE 907,9TH FLOOR
CITY CENTRE BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG S0UTH AFRICA

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and
address to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise YOUR
PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

David Martin{Mrs.
(SHAWSTAKERS PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)

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