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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:
  • "flash fortune lottery"
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27838946787 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ALBERTON WILLIAMS <albertonwilliams_sa@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 03:24:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERIFICATION DETAILS NEEDED


Attention

The zonal office here in South Africa do receive some information about your winning in the second category of the computer ballot draw of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION SA.

For the process of your claim see bellow reference and supply us with the necessary information.

Beneficiary name :

Present residential address :

Country of origin :

Phone and Fax number :

Beneficiary Occupation :

# Reference number :

# Batch number :

All the information’s required are very important, they will be used for verifying that you are the rightful winner of the prize so do not hesitate to call me as soon as you send your details so that we can start the process of your claim immediately.

Note that you have 10 working days to start the process on your claim else your prize will be return to the FFLO as unclaimed.

Thank you!

Phone +27 83 894 6787

Mr. Williams Alberton


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