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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.
• 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.
  • peterson_muyo@yahoo.com
  • petersonmuyo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: worldcup2010promotionlotterysa@galmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:01:53 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION


CONTACT MR PETERSON MUYO!!!

EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE:

Dear
Lucky Winner,

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed Winner
of our last [W.C.2010.P.L] email lottery program held on the 10th of August
2006.Your e-mail address attached to Reference number 216-365-787 lucky numbers
32-15-45-53-47, which Consequently won in the 2nd , you have therefore been approved
For a lumpsum payment of EUR 500.000. euros.[five hundred thousand euros
only](Equivalent USD750,000.)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place once every SIX months since South African has
been awarded the 2010 host Worldcup country. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system rawn from over 200,000 companies and 50,000, 000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and lucky numbers in all correspondence. We ask that you should
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to you. To file for your claim or for further details please
contact our agent immediately at:~

CONTACT
NAME: PETERSON MUYO
CITY/ COUNTRY:SOUTH AFRICA,
THE SOUTH AFRICA'S FREE SERVICE NUMBER:
0027-726-344-148
EMAIL: peterson_muyo@yahoo.com
Althernative mail: petersonmuyo@yahoo.co.uk

In respect of our commitment towards helping the less previledge, we ask that you
voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any charity organization you
desire at your convinience.

NOTE; that all winning must be claimed not later than 10th of Sept 2006.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of
our promotional program. Yours
Sincerely,

Mrs. Lindiwe Hertog

This email and its attachments are confidential and may contain legally privileged
information. You should not disclose the contents to any other person. If you are
not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this
email from your system. DESK OF
[W.C.2010.P.L] E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

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