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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447031838174 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27731492038 (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.
  • larrama_agent2006@yahoo.co.uk
  • southafricalarryama_agent@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED KINGDOMPROMOTION AWARD LOTTERY ORGANIZATION" <lonorg22@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:15:44 +0100
Subject: WINNERS NOTIFICATION LETTER

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex United Kingdom.

Customer Service: 580 NCA 8

Telephone+447031838174/Fax+448704797689
Ref: (EAASL/941OYI/04) / (Batch: 12/25/DC34)

 

WINNERS NOTIFICATION LETTER

From the Desk of: Mrs. Susan Duvll.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-Coordinator.

 

Attention The Email Account Holder !

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International programs for The United Kingdom award promotion held on the 20th January 2006 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/ 18/ 19/46, which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) including the amount attached with your bonus reference number 2005/UK/SA9080118308, in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/ 02. This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared among the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

 

Note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, after all due procedures as you will be required of by the South African authority government in their terms and condition for the release and transferring of your fund to you according to your instruction, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) including the amount attached with your bonus reference number 2005/UK/SA9080118308, would be released by the insurance company where your winning fund has officially insured in your name for safety and security reason to aviod any party, parties or organization to have any access to temper or torch your winning fund till it arrives into your nominated bank account of your choice in any part of the world.

 

To file for your claim in South Africa, kindly contact our corresponding Foreign Service Manager Overseas Subscribers Agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent guidance for the procedures you have to follow to effect the release of your fund without further delay as you have only 25 days to claim your winning fund or else your files will be cancel and you will loose this opportunity.

 

Name: Mr. Larry Ama.
E-mail:larrama_agent2006@yahoo.co.uk
E-mail:southafricalarryama_agent@yahoo.co.in

Tel: +27-73-149-2038.

 

 

Don't forget to provide him with the under listed information to enable him attend your communication.

 

1. You’re Winning Numbers, Reference Numbers, Batch Numbers and Your Bonus Reference Number.
2. Your Full Names.
3. Your Passport or ID or Drivers License Number.
4. Your current full residential address.
5. Your Business or Occupation.
6. Your Private Telephone, Mobile and Fax Numbers.

 

For your own information, this is part of precautionary measure to avoid double claim, false claims, unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements, for your own security reasons and benefit, be careful and keep all your winning information, details and any of your winning documents you will receive regarding to your winning fund secret and confidential within yourself, till you receive your winning prize.

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 25 Days. Therefore quote the above mentioned details in your correspondences with our corresponding Foreign Service Manager Overseas Subscribers Agent in South Africa. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. As soon as you are in contact with our agent, please keep us informed.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mr. Mathew Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.

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