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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:
  • "flash fortune lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +27835443161 (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.
  • j1khumalo64@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "flash fortune" <fflo_12q@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:11:16 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US $2,950 000.00



FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2001 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

( FFLO PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION)

We are pleased to inform you the announcement made about the winners of
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our electronic
business Promotions Program for the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the
world.

You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with
serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus
number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 100-309-7482
Serial Number. 513-10
Lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
INSURANCE NUMBER: FLS433/453L/GMSA
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for the Second category winners. This
is from the total prize money of US$20,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
International winners in the Second category.

Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$2,950,000.00 is now
with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company insured with your email
address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (OMEGA
CROSSING SA) your agents and give them your full names so that they can
re-insure your CHEQUE with your full names.
To begin your claim, please call Or email your claim agents immediately,
through their contact given bellow.

OMEGA CROSSING FINANCE/SECURITY COMPANY SA.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: + 27 835 443 161,
EMAIL: j1khumalo64@hotmail.com
CONTACT PERSON:
DR. JOHN KHUMALO
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER


For the process of your claim send to your agents the following data.
YOUR FULL NAME...................................................
YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN..........................
AGE/GENDER.......................................................
YOUR OCCUPATION...........................................
PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.....................................
REFERENCE NUMBER:.....................GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER:............................. 56T-DTH78-SAR99
INSURANCE NUMBER:..................... FLS433/453L/GMSA

FLASH FORTUNE SA GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY AUTHORITY.
AND SUPPORTED BY:
(F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

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

Sincerely,
MRS. MERVIN NKUMA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, (FFLO).

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