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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +27730528163 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mtn deparment <mtn_informations2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:26:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FILE THE FORM


FR OM: MR. BEST GENTLE
PROCCESSING DIRECTOR,
BETTER PROTECTION SA
JOHANNESBURG 2001,
TEL: +27 730 52 8163
MOBILE:27 83666 3372
WEBSITE: www.mtnmegalottery.8m.com



SUBJECT: PLEASE FILE THIS FORM


ATTN: WINNER


You should be informed that we received your mail regarding the message you received from MTN MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY , concerning your MTN AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION, which you were instructed to contact us, BETTER PROTECTION SA for your immediate payment of ($2,000,000.00 united state dollars).

You have to be aware that your CHEQUE is here with us, but it was written on your email address which won you the prize, and as soon as you have forward us with your full names and other details, the MTN MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY will re-issue to you another ORIGINAL CHEQUE which will contain your full names. And we will scan a copy and send it to you along with your award winning certificate by email attachment before we arrange with the Bank here and transfer the money to your bank account, which you will provide to us.

So in regards to that, you are resquested to come down here in johannesburg south africa where our office is located to claim your winning prize in person, but if you can not be able to come down here, we will arrange with FIRST NATIONALBANK OF SOUTH AFRICA on how to transfer this your winning prize into your norminated bank account under your own expenses.

You should be informed also that the MTN MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY will have to re-issue another CHEQUE on your names, and this will warrant you to quote your reference and batch numbers on a FORM which you have to fill and return to us by email and to obtain your reference and batch numbers please check our websiter: www.mtnmegalottery.8m.com

NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

1. We will make an urgent arrangement to see that we pay your money to you, and we have to also make booking and arrange also with the bank here in South Africa to transfer your money to you through TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER, this may take us between one week time (NOTE: THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE DO NOT POST CHEQUE TO OUR CLIENTS).

2. Also, we will be preparing your WINNING CERTIFICATE, which we will send to you for references, on this regards.

3. You will have to scan your INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT (picture and detail page) and send it to us on email attachment, or if you do not have passport, you should then send to us your drivers licence, as we need any of your Identification document for verification.

You have to respond to this mail immediately to enable us proceed on the processing of your file for your payment.

We do hope to receive your urgent response.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. BEST GENTLE
THE PROCESSING DIRECTOR
BETTER PROTECTION SOUTH AFRICA

MTN GLOBAL NET WORK TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE GLOBE IN ENJOY LIFE THIS THIS MEANS.



THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, MTN MEGA MILLION LOTTERY 2006.






++++PLEASE FILL THE BELOW FORM AND RETURN IT TO US BY EMAIL+++++
BETTER PROTECTION SA
FROM: MR. BEST GENTLE
PROCCESSING DIRECTOR,
BETTER PROTECTION SA.
PHONE: +27 730 52 8163
MOBILE:27 83666 3327
A FORM FROM MTN OFFICE
REFERENCE NUMBER:......................................................................................................
BATCH NUMBER:…………….......................................................................................................
FULL NAME :……....……………...............................…………..…….........
COMPANY NAME:……..………...............................…………....................
FULL ADDRESS:……………………….......................................................
……………………............................................................................................
TEL:……………….......................... FAX…….……....................……….....
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
BANK NAME: .............................................................................................................................
ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME: .............................................................................................................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER: .............................................................................................................................
TYPE OF ACCOUNT: CURRENT: .............................................................................................................................
SAVINGS : .............................................................................................................................
BANK ADDRESS.........................................................................................................
BANK BRANCH CODE:...............................................................................................................
SWIFT CODE: ..............................................................................................................................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY:
……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
PRINT OUT THIS FORM, AND FILL IT CAREFULLY ONLY WITH CAPITAL LETTERS
NOTE THAT THIS FORM IS VERY IMPORTANT

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All Rights Reserved.


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