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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "universal crossing sa"
• 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")
• 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.
  • +27835235872 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: wopateam@msn.com
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 21:35:04 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT THE SUM OF US$2,750.000.00

1ST MAY 2006
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

WOPATEAM ONLINE PROMOTIONS

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,
THE SUM OF US$2,750.000.00

PLEASE CONTACT

(MR. RICHARD MOORE)
YOUR CLAIMS MANAGER
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
ON PHONE +27-83-523-5872
Email: claimsmanager@processfiles.com

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today 1st May 2006, of winners of the WOPATEAM ONLINE PROMOTIONS, as part of our promotional draws. HELD ON 25TH OF APRIL 2006

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 19 20 21 22 5 43, with serial number 7121/06 drew the lucky numbers 1-72-33-38-32 WOP 88 and Bonus number 1 and consequently YOU HAVE won
in the Second Category.

REFERENCE NUMBER: ZAR/WOP-827/ZA2006
BATCH NUMBER: ZAR/101/B29-77.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,750,000.00 (Two Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/06. This is from a total cash prize of US$14,000,000.00 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and Thirty (130) lucky winners in Second
category. CONGRATULATIONS!

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

MR. RICHARD MOORE
WOPATEAM ONLINE PROMOTIONS
TEL: +27-83-523-5872
FAX: +27-11-507-6737
E-MAIL: claimsmanager@processfiles.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

WOPATEAM ONLINE PROMOTIONS IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD THAT WILL BE HOST BY SOUTH AFRICA.

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Patricia Siyabonga
Promotions Manager
Wopateam Online Promotions
1110 Rivonia Road,
Sandton Johannesburg,
South Africa.



UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA
GOES INTERNATIONAL
AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP
WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (Federation Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam