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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "flash fortune lotto international programs"
  • "flash fortune lottery"
• 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")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • johnsoncube@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johnsonncubeb@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "shabalala morgan" <shabalala_morgan22@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:29:31 +0300
Subject: Comply Urgently.

FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY THE ROAD TO RICHES:  Attn:Hasrul, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOU SINCE ON THE 13th OF MAY 2006... YOU HAVE BEEN DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF US$2,000,000.00 ON THE SECOND CATEGORY OF THE 13th OF MAY 2006 COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT       @@@INTERNET FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW@@@ YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$ 2,000,000.00 PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT. MR. JOHNSON BROWN NCUBE  IMMEDIATELY ON PHONE NO: 27 83 681 4166 EMAIl: johnsoncube@hotmail.com /johnsonncubeb@webmail.co.za CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PROCESS AND  PAYMENT THROUGH THE APPOINTED BANK IN-CHARGE. (GLOBAL OMEGA LOTTERY)       PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION: We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on 13th OF MAY 2006, of winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO 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 from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. Note that you/your name and email address qualified for the draw.as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. Your name and email address, attached to ticket number 343-221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently you won in the Second Category of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW. Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756 Your Serial Number. 454-17 Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12 Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$2,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning amount for the Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$74,000,000.00 shared among the 37 international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS! Please be informed that your winning prize money of US$2,000,000.00 is now with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (OMEGA CROSSING SA) your claiming agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your money under your full names and address for easy process on your behalf. Please note that OMEGA CROSSING your paying agent, will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately. To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately. MR. JOHNSON BROWN NCUBE   FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, OMEGA CROSSING SA. # 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083 P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA . DIRECT MOBILE: 27 83 681 41 66 EMAIL: johnsoncube@hotmail.com /johnsonncubeb@webmail.co.za 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. REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811 BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99 FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD. Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely, MR. MORGAN SHABALALA  THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY. 2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa. FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY 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: (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORTER FOR SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP

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