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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • trevor_hans@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Easidial Lottery" <cosamc@zwallet.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:17:42 -0600
Subject: Congratulation you won a lottery

FORM: EASIDIAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
NAL-LOTTO PROMO SA
12 REGSTON HILL CARLSTON STREET CAPETOWN E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
Johannesburg, South Africa.
RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

Dear Prize Winner,

EASIDIAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION on behalf of the South African lottery
organization and co-sponsors hereby wishes to officially announce to you on
your emergence amongst the final 10 lucky winners in the 1st quarter LOTTERY
PROMOTION held on 10th July 2006 at Lottery office complex, Easidial, South
Africa.

This notification is to officially notify that you are one of the winners
in the EASIDIAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION. You have won a promotional cash prize
of US$1.200, 000:00 Dollars(as official prize payout) which will be
disbursed to you before the expiry date for prize claims.

PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED SECURED. You are entitled
as the only person to make claims for your lottery prize. Find below your
winning information required for you to claim your prize.

Reference number: ED/22207886091/02
Batch number: 777/1608/RDL
Prize won: US$1. 200,000:00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)
Lottery Date: 25th July 2006
Please take the time to review this notification and note the date of
expiration 9th July 2006. To redeem your winning prize, completely fill the
LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the accredited claims
processing attorney:

MR. HANS TREVOR.
Email:hanstrevor@forwardway.com
Alternative email: trevor_hans@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: 0027-78-170-3820
FAX: 0027-11-507-5638
======================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
[WINNING NO 9343BP-5]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING
ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]............
WINNING INFORMATION:
---------------------------------------------------------
[REFERENCE NUMBER:]

[BATCH NUMBER]

[LOTTERY DATE]

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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned
Claims Processing Officer (CPO) The Processing of your form will be
completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS
APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your
Application once completely processed.

DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
---------------------
Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from
participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe,
Afghanistan if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file
claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as your prize
processing will be annulled without notice.
Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize winning.
Sincerely,
MR.PETER DAVIES
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
========================================================================
========================================================================
© 2006 EASIDIAL LOTTERY. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners who
are at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary
to claim winning prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as
outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional
prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing
address information: 2) check your email
inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3)Follow Redemption instructions.

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