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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")
  • "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 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.
  • +27826415168 (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.
  • richardbaloyi_gml@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gmlsa board" <gmlsa0028_board@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:48:52 +0200
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT!!!

CONGRATULATIONS/Good News.

The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won US$1 950,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion, See below how to claim your prize. Details on the Winnings Your Winning Reference Number are: FLS-ZR39-825P-4, Batch Number: 74-263-BBN. TICKET NUMBER: 100-309-7482.SERIAL NUMBER: 513-10.WINNING NUMBERS: 2,9,22,23,24,30, (5)I wish to congratulate you on your victory; you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the Your winning price is to the tune of 1,950,000.00 One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollar.

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of Instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings. Provided in attachment is a Non resident claims form you are required to completely fill the claims form with your correct information and submit it. We look forward to receive receipt of your information.

NAME:

COUNTRY:

COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:

AGE:

MOBILE NUMBER:

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Mr. Baloyi, Call him and claim your prize after calling him send your reference and batch number and all the above information’s to his email address and call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

For claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it! Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consultation prize. For due processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer MR RICHARD BALOYI who has been assigned to assist you.

Processing Manager: Mr. Richard Baloyi
EMAIL:richardbaloyi_gml@hotmail.com

 Phone: +27 826 415 168

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

Universal Building,

132 - 133 Park Hurst Balfour - Unite 1440Johannesburg,

Gauteng 2001 (SOUTH AFRICA)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims agent through this email contact above

Yours Faithfully,
MRS PATRICIA NKOMO
(ADMIN SEC)

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