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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")
• 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.
  • skesq35@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Judy moore" <judy-judy206@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: skesq35@executivemail.co.za
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:37:12 +0200
Subject: Re: Notification

SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION

FROM: THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER,
SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS

WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the results of the draws, which took place
on 7th of September, 2006 of your selection as one of the 235 winners of the
promotional, SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA held recently as part of our 2010 Word Cup
Promotion. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
USD$1,350, 000.00(One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State
Dollars) in cash credited to file REF NO.ZML/2551256003/11.

We the International Lottery South Africa is by this program, launching our
model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy
the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various
lottery programs in conjunction with 2010 FIFA World Cup final to be held
first time in Africa. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,
payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record
time.

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Southern Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
South America as part of our International Program, which was conducted in
view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the
globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of
the winners of the Grand Draw prize.

To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize
is to be handled by our claim-processing officer. Please send your Full
Name, Age, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your
winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won information for
processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent in address
below.

MR. SIZWE KHUMALO {ESQ}
WILLIAMS & PRESCOTT ATTORNEYS
Email: skesq35@executivemail.co.za

Find all relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: ZML/2551256003/11
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Serial No: GMLA2-003
Ticket No: 12099
Lucky No: 425448/7785.

Also send your Full Name, Age, Address and Country of Residence when
replying your claim’s officer.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to
Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning
lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by unscrupulous individuals.

Congratulations once again from all members of staffs and thank you for
being part of our Promotions.

Yours Sincerely,

MRS. JUDY MOORE.
CO-ORDINATOR: SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

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