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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "million us 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 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.
  • +27737830560 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • wiliamsmith1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From: MRS. FELICIA DUKE" <claimsaofficer@lottry.co.za>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:18:00 +1200
Subject: CLAIM YOUR FUND: LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION:

From: MRS. FELICIA DUKE

SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD
Address: 31 BRIXON COURT EAST GATE MALL,
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.


WINNING INFORMATION:

Batch: 13/26/DC36
Customer Service: 583 NCA 86924
Ref: EAASL/931OYI/03
Batch: 13/26/DC36

Dear Sir / Madam,

LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International
program 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 was randomly selected by our central computer system, subsequently
your lottery award is in
the 2nd category. Your name have therefore been short-listed to claim a
total sum of US$1,000,000(One
Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize
of US$120,000,000 Million US dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred
(100) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Lottery booklet
representative office in Africa
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$1,000,000(One
Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our bank. Our African principal agent will
immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All
participants were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system. This promotion
takes place annually.
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 unwarranted
abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our PRINCIPAL AGENT as soon as you
read this message for
urgent release of your fund , his conatct information is as follows:-

Name: Dr.Wiliam Smith
Tel: +27-73-7830-560
Fax: +27-11-507-6392
E-mail: wiliamsmith1@yahoo.com.hk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, always 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:
Mr. Nelson BONGANI (chairman)
Mr. Albert MOKOENA (Chief Operations Officer )
Dr.Danny JORDAAN (Chief Executive Officer)
Thank you for your co-operation
Mrs. FELICIA DUKE ( Zonal Co-ordinator )
*N.B Call our principal agent for your payment, do not miss this golden
opportunity.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam