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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:
  • "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.
  • georgb_2010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "board south" <board-30@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:12:07 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING: (SOUTH AFRICA) 2010 LOTTERY AWARD

   

                                         

FROM : THE LOTTO MANAGER SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAMMED 2006 

LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: 31, BRIXON RD

LOTTO BUILDING SUITE 108, JHB SOUTH AFRICA

 BATCH NUMBER: ( 13/26/DC36.)

 

OUR REF: SANL/2001/WCL2010/JHB

 

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING: 

 

    bouns

 

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International online programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with ! Serial number (97560) Drew the winning number: (6/8/10/19/30/42), and Insurance number (KISCS433/2010SNLP/2006) which subsequently on the lottery award in the 2nd category from a computer ballot system drawn in favour of 200 personal and cooperate email address from the entire continent, ranging from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Middle East and the rest of the World as part of our Electronic Lottery to uplift the standard level of the 2010 World Tournament.

 

Your email address have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$4,000,000.00 (Four million United States Dollars) in cash credited to the file Number (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US ($800,000,000.00) 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 U.S ($4,000,000.00 (Four Million United States Dollars) was properly insured with Kings Insurance Security Company (pty)LTD, to avoid manipulation and deduction of any cent and AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA ( ABSA BANK) would released the said sum to you, immediately the complete process commences which will facilitate the release of your funds as soon as your agent contact him . Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel during the 2010 World Cup Tournament.

 

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 in Zurich, Switzerland to promote South Africa (2010 world Cup as South Africa is the First African Nations to host the biggest tournament come the year 2010. 

                              

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are completely 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 your claim agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his conatct information is as flow.!!!

 

Name: Mr. Bill George

Direct Line : (+27/ 73/ 240/ 0232)

E-mail : georgb_2010@yahoo.com

Provide him with the information below: 1.Name:................................................. 2.Address:............................................. 3.Marital Status:.................................. 4.Occupation:........................................ 5.Age:.................................................... 6.Sex:..................................................... 7.Nationality:......................................... 8.Residence:.......................................... 9.Telephone Number:........................... 10.Fax Number:.................................... 11. Winning Number:............................ 12. Ref Number:................................... 13.Serial Number:................................ 14. Amount Worn:................................ 15. Batch Number:.............................. 16. Insurance Number:.......................

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 fill your reference /batch numbers in any of correspondences with your 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.

Online Co-ordinators.

MR.BRIAN HUNT

MRS. MISHEL ZUNET

MR. GREG KHUL

N.B/Call our financial  agent for your cliam, do not miss this

oppotunity.

 

Thank you for your co-operation

        

 

    

 

(Zonal Co-ordinator)

Robert Mboma

 

 

BELOW ARE THE RECENT JUBILATING WINNERS ON SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAMME

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.

Online coordinator for SA NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.  

                                       

 MR. GREG KHUL     MR.BRIAN HUNT         MRS. MISHEL ZUNET

Online Co-ordinators.

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