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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:

• 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")
• 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.
  • +27839551248 (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.
  • dr.gilbertlarsonzuma@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "lynder williams" <lyndawilliams01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:44:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON!!!

 FIRST  QUATER OF SOUTH AFRICA 2010

(ONLINE 2006) 

                                                                     

COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

 

THIS MESSAGE IS  FROM  THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

 

UNIVERSAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY ONLINE 2006

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US$ 930,000,00  ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,  

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on the month of July 2006 winners of the Universal Online 2006 WORLD CUP 2010 BID.

 

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from many 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 your BATCH AND REFERENCE NUMBERS.

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$930,000,00 in cash, which is the winning payout for all the Seven international winners in the world: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

Please be informed that your transferred of the sum of US$930,000,00 is now  with UNIVERSAL LOTTERY FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact your agent in UNIVERSAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA  and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your transfer under your full names.

 

Please note that UNIVERSAL LOTTERY processing manager Dr. Larson.G.Zuma, your paying agent is waiting for you to claim your fund by sending all your winning information for him to start your claim and immediately your payment, call your claim agent immediately, and also  to send an urgent message containing all the winning and personal details such as:

 

Ticket Number. 343-221-8756
Serial Number. 454-17 
Lucky draw Numbers. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 (12)
INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA

FULL NAME, CURRENCT ADDRESS, COUNTRY,OCCUPATION,AGE,GENDER, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

 

Contact details,

Nmae Dr.Larson Gilbert Zuma

Cell: +27 83 955 1248

E-mail: dr.gilbertlarsonzuma@yahoo.co.uk

 

UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMOTION SA

 

GOES INTERNATIONAL

AS THE 2010

WORLD CUP

WILL BE HOSTED BY

SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTION MANAGER MRS. LYNDA WILLIAMS.

 

Universal Lottery South Africa.

2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Online 2006

Headquarters: 210-211 Universal Building

Unit 1440 Parkhaust Balfour

Johannesburg South Africa.

 

 

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

I like to claim for the price please could you advice the next stap.Albert Doyle

dngoge@yahoo.co

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