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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "globaloffice megaclaim" <famousclaims28@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:06:33 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER

GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY CROSSING SOUTH AFRICA GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP  WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA.
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTED  BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT




Foreign Service Manager,
Universal Building,132-133
Park Hurst, Balfour-Unit 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
South Africa.

Dear Winner, 

   SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERIES NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the SA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 21st July 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to Reference number: 56475600545 188 with  Batch number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (9).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e July, 21st plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,400,000.00 (One million four hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £5,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place biannually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European/African booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,400,000.00 (One million four hundred thousand pounds sterling)  would be released to you by any of our courier department or by on-line bank to bank transfer. Our agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is 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 our fiduciary agent with the following details:

(a) YOUR FULL NAMES,
(b) YOUR PHYSICAL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
(c) YOUR AGE,
(d) OCCUPATION
(e) TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
(f) NATIONALITY

NAME:      Mr. Williams Udi (Your claim agent)
E MAIL:   
claimdeptsouthafricalott@yahoo.com 
                  williamsudi@yahoo.com
PHONE:   +27 73 336 7914
         
  
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers to any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which  would lead to disqualification and winnings forfeited. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours sincerely,

 
    Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga (1918-65)
Mrs. Mary Nkosi
Foreign Service Manager.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
 
 
THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SA.

Some members of staff and some winners Pasting winners poster round South Africa with full  excitment
      



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