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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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 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.
  • larrysmith_000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: 2010 za <lotto2010za111@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:28:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS



Batch: (13/26/DC36)


Dear Winner,
AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to Congratulate and inform you of the announcement on the, 15th April 2006 at 8.15am South African Time of winners of the South Africa 2010 WORLDCUP BID PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY PROGRAM held 22nd October 2005. The winning email address is attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-901; with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-21-54-37-10-35, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of US$500.000.00 in cash credited to file Ref. no. SAWCBL/250414382205/05 from total prize money of US$5,000,000.00 shared among the Ten International Winners in this category. All winners were selected through a computer generated ballot system drawn from a collection of email addresses belonging to all frequent internet users from the globe as part of National Promotions Program of the world cup to be held in 2010 which is now conducted annually.

Your fund is now deposited with our paying bank here in South Africa, and will be transferred to you as soon as we hear from you. Due to the mix-up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this Notice strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and your Prize-money remitted to your designated bank account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stake US$10,000,000.00 International Lotteries.

To commence your claim, please contact your

Claim Agent:
Mr. Larry Smith (CCRS) via
Email: larrysmith_000@yahoo.com

He will process your claim and authorize payment of your prize money to your designated bank account through paying bank in South Africa. You have to contact your claim Agent first with the Reference, winning and ticket numbers with your full names, age, sex, marital status, nationality, contact postal address, telephone and fax numbers, for due processing and remittance of your prize money to any designated bank account of your choice.

Note: all prize-money must be claimed not later than 1 month after notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed to the Lottery Head Office. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your Claims Agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of email address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program

Mr. Larry Smith
Member National Lottery




N.B. FAILLIURE TO CONTACT US WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF RECIEPT THIS NOTICE WILL RESULT TO CANCELLATION.







Approved by the South African Government and International lottery board.





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