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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:

• 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.
  • +27732035373 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "david kabila" <davidkab45@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:41:49 +0000
Subject: RE: PRIZE CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM

URBAN LOTTO
C/O SOUTHERN STAR PROMOTION
TEL:27732035373
FAX:27115076431

ATTENTION:Eka Tjahyadi,

WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR CLAIM FILE AND WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU
ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS OF OUR LOTTO DRAW. TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO FILL THE ATTACHED PRIZE CLAIM FORM WITH YOUR INFORMATION AS
REQUESTED BY OUR ORGANISATION. THIS WILL ENABLE US VERIFY THE STATUS OF YOUR
CLAIM WITH URBAN LOTTO ORGANISATION.

YOUR INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND WILL ALSO QUALIFY YOU FOR YOUR
CLAIM WITH REFERENCE NUMBER REF: ZAR/900111/2005
BATCH NO: 08/11810/ZIE.BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION
INSTRUMENTS OF PAYMENT FOR THE SUM OF ZAR15 000,000.00 =EQUIVALENT OF
US$2,214,800.00 TO YOU.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL EVERYTHING IN BLOCK LETTER. IN PLACE OF YOUR
ACCOUNT CO-ORDINATES, YOU ARE TO FILL IN THE ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE
YOU WILL WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERED.
CONCERNING THE BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT YOUR SELF, WE REQUIRE YOU TO
WRITE LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY/COMPANY.
WE DO HOPE THAT ALL INSTRUCTION WILL BE ADHERED TO, TO AVOID
DISQUALIFICATION.

DO CONTACT THE CLAIM MANAGER ON PHONE TO GIVE YOU FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS IN
OTHER TO AVOID MISTAKES OR COMPLICATIONS IN YOUR FORM.

CLAIM MANAGER
MR. DAVID KABILA
TEL: +27-73-203-5-373

YOU ARE TO SEND BACK THE FILLED APPLICATION FORM VIA EMAIL
ATTACHMENT OR FAX(27115076431)

THANKS.

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