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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • richard_miller_01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "South Africa" <lottery.board@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richard_miller_01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 11:55:02 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

From The Desk Of Lotto Manager
South African 2010 World cup lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: (13/26/DC36)

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010
World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in
Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with ! Serial number
(97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which
subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United States Dollars)
in cash credited to file (KPC/9030108308/03).This is from
a total cash prize of US$2,000,000.00(Two Million dollars)
shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in
this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa
as indicate in the play coupon.In view of this, your
US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) would
be released to you by our bank manager immediately he
commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.Also your claim included
with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in
one of the five star hotel.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through computer draw system and extracted from
over (100,000,00) companies and individual emails address.
The lottery programe took place to promote south africa
(2010 world cup award).For security reasons,you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your claims are processed and your money remitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and uwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.
(Please
be warned)
To file for your claim,contact your claim agent
immediately,you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund,


Name:Mr.Richard Miller .
Direct Line 27 73 594 3438
E-mail :richard_miller_01@yahoo.co.uk

Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed
on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program that has succesfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.

Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)

Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA

Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.

(Zonal Co-ordinator)
MRS.NANCY ZUMA.





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