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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "global mega lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +27783449590 (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.
  • simthadam31@hotmail.co.uk
  • rossmartins2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: megadraws2006@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:33:21 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY (PTY) LONDON.
From: Mr. Adam Smith.
Global Mega Lottery (Pty) London.
Headquarters: No: 11 Vits Street Opp City Complex.
United Kingdom.
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: FLS-ZR39-825P-4.
Batch: 74-263-BBN.


WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear:Sir./Madam,

We happily announce to you the computer draw of the Global Mega Lottery (Pty)
International programs held on the 24th August 2006 in United Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 100-309-7482 with! Serial
number 513-10 drew the winning: 2,9,22,23,24,30,+5, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.
simthadam31@hotmail.co.uk
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,950,000.00
(One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
US $13,650,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the Seven luckywinners
in the second category world-wide. Please 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, your US$1,950,000.00
(One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) would
be released to you by First National Bank South Africa.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted
from over 10,000,00 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims 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 corresponding agent
in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follows: -

Claim Agent: Mr. Ross Martins.
Email: rossmartins2006@yahoo.com
Tel : +27 783-44-9590

Please be informed that you must contact your claim agent in South Africa on or
before 24th September 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mr. Adam Smith.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Sweepstakes International Program.
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