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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"
  • "global mega lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • sitholebaloy120@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto board" <lb111sa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:57:10 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY
 FIRST QUATER OF THE YEAR 2006
 YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
 COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW
 THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE CO-ORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL
 PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
 AWARD DEPARTMENT
 OMEGA CROSSING SA
 YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,
 THE SUM OF US$ 2,950,000,00
 PLEASE CONTACT
 MR SITHOLE BALOY
 YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
 FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
 ON PHONE NO.27+835689642
 email:sitholebaloy120@yahoo.co.uk
 
 
 (GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY)
 PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
 
 
 We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
 made today 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 your email address qualified for the draw,
 as a result of your
 visiting various websites we are running the
 e-business promotions for.
 You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket
 number 100-309-7482, with
 serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8,
 13, 22, 27, 41 and
 Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the
 Second Category.
 
 Your winning Ticket 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 a lump sum pay
 out of US$2,950,000.00
 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second
 category winners. This is
 from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00
 shared among the Seven
 international winners in the Second category.
 CONGRATULATIONS!
 
 Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of
 US$2,950,000.00 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 agent and give them your full
 names so that they will
 re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.
 
 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, and also to
 send an urgent message to Mr. Nomara Chris through
 Phone or Email address
 
 MR SITHOLE BALOY
 FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
 OMEGA CROSSING SA.
 # 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
 P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
 JOHANNESBURG 2001
 SOUTH AFRICA
 TEL:27+835689642
 EMAIL: sitholebaloy120@yahoo.co.uk
 
 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 SITHOLE BALOY
 THE CO-ORDINATOR,
 FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
 2nd Floor SABC
 Radio Park Building
 P.O. Box 91711,
 Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
 Johannesburg, South Africa.
 
 OMEGA CROSSING 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: (F餩ration Internationale de Football
 Association) FIFA SUPPORT

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