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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +31619098878 (Netherlands, 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.
  • bondfinancebv1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRSSTEPHANIE NKOSI <mrsstephanie_lotterysouthafrica@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:59:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulations.


FROM THE DESK OF MRS. STEPHANIE NKOSI.THE PROMOTIONS LOTTERY MANAGER, PROTEA WINNERS ORGANIZATION LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA, 13,LAKE VIEW DRIVE, AUCKLAND PARK P.O.BOX 296, AUCKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURY, SOUTH AFRICA.

Your kind Attention: Mr. Amarjit Singh .

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today The 17th July 2006,of winners of the PROTEA WINNERS ORGANIZATIONLOTTERY held on 16th March 2006 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 Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions lottery Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting Various websites we are running the business promotions lottery for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 139-3201-6409,with serial number 570-10 drew the lucky numbers1,8,14,20,31,46,72,and consequently
won in the Second Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay Out of US$3,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout For Second category Winners. This is from the total prize money of $21,000,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with the Maco Finance and Security Company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our up coming mid year (2007) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately and get back to me:

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Mr. Leonard Walter,
Email:bondfinancebv1@myway.com
Phone: +31-619-098-878.
Fax: +31-645-578-505
Amsterdam-Netherlands.

Kindly contact your claims officer and provide him With the following information’s,The Reference

1. Number.-------------------------------------------
2. The Batch
Number.-----------------------------------------------
3. The Ticket
Number.----------------------------------------------
4. The serial
Number.------------------------------------------------
5. The lucky
Number.-----------------------------------------------

FULL NAMES:________________________MAILING
ADDRESS:__________________________________SEX:_____________________
AGE/DATE OF BIRTH________________MARITAL
STATUS:___________________
OCCUPATION:______________________TEL/FAX
UMBER:_____________________
AMOUNT
WON:__________________STATE/COUNTRY:_____________________COMPANY
NAME:________________________

If you do not contact your claims agent within 14 working days of this notification, your winning prize money would berevoked. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/ information from the public to avoid fraudulent claims.

(IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim.
REFERENCE NUMBER: KFQ-XV69-013b-9
BATCH NUMBER: 57-488-BBN

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you promotions program.

Sincerely,

MRS. STEPHANIE NKOSI.

Lottery Co-coordinator
PROTEA WINNERS ORGANIZATION LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA




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