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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • +27761749022 (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.
  • pyramidcompany@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SOUTH AFRICA" <south14africa2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:36:25 +0200
Subject: LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION

SOUTH AFRICA CONGRATULATIONS!!! SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS. South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award. Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton East Gate. From:  Mrs. Victoria Duke South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton East Gate Batch: (13/26/DC36). WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!! PaPaul Jansul Jans We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International Held in Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$ (2,000.000,00) (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US $(2,000,000,00) Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon and bonus ball number: In view of this, your U.S ($2,000,000,00) (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over (100.000.00) companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africa (2010 world cup award) this promotion is sponsored from all multinational companies in South Africa. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted Abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements Warning!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. (Please be warned) To file for your claim, please contact our Claim Manager immediately, you read this message for quick and his contact information is as! Name: MR DESMOND KHATHA Phone:+27-761-749-022 Email:pyramidcompany@latinmail.com BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days of this Notification, To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has succesfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Signed: Ex-President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (chairman) Molefi OLIPHANT (President) Chief Operations Officer Albert MOKOENA Danny JORDAAN. (Chief Executive Officer) Thank you for your co-operation  Mr. ABRAHAM ADAMS  (Zonal Co-coordinator). 77635 476378 255667460 ZALOTTO

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