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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: churchill catherine <mrschurchillcatherine@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:23:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY URGENT





From:LEONARD KEGAN
the Desk of Lotto Manager
PHONE: 27-7300-800-90

South African 2010 World Cup Bid lottery Award Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton East Gate, Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa.

Dear:Sarasvat Anuragsingh

I am writhing in regards to your mail, sent to Mrs. Churchill Catherine our field service officer, at the moment she is on a leave, you are asked to get in touch to me in regards to what is need from you to do before you get your winning money.


You are not the only winner of the program further more SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP is real. The South Africa government wants to use the medium to welcome any of the lucky winners to South Africa.


Before your winning fund is paid to you, you are requested to come down to South Africa to endorse the entire needful document in line with the South Africa lottery board.

But were by you may not able to come down to south Africa you are free to ask for a lawyer whom will help you.

You are not the only winner of the program you award winning AWARD WINNING CERTIFICATE, will be issued in your name as the winner of the lottery.


As part of our security protocol to avoid double Claiming or unscrupulous acts by Participants/no participants of this
Program we dot give out details to any beneficiary until he or she come down to South Africa.

LEONARD KEGAN










Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the
National Lottery Board Commission




Mr James Nkomo Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams Mrs. Rosemary Moyo
(Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.) (Zonal Co-ordinator) (Board Member)

Copyright © 1994-2006 The National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline


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