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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:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • loc2006@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GRACELAND FINANCE (PTY)LTD" <loc2006@unionplus.net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 08:14:10 -1100
Subject: ''CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE A WINNER"

MR.PAUL MSIBI
GRACELAND FINANCE (PTY)LTD
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: 27 83 218 3824
EMAIL: loc2006@unionplus.net


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made of winners of the
SADEC LOTTERY (ONLINE) INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our
promotional draws.Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
globally as part of our Electronic 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. Your private / Company Email Address, attached to ticket
number 7017-4162-1018, with serial number MH7140091 drew the lucky
numbers 08,53, 11, 37, 09,14
and Bonus number 2 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second
Category.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/421024/101
BATCH NUMBER: 15/060/0194/LIPDA/SL.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
ZAR15,000,000.00,which is the winning payout for Second category
winners.This is
from the total prize money of ZAR126,650,000.00 shared among
the Four international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!

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

MR.PAUL MSIBI
GRACELAND FINANCE (PTY)LTD
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: 27 83 218 3824
EMAIL: loc2006@unionplus.net

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam