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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.
• 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.
  • +27736666958 (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.
  • gracelandfinance@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gracelandfinance@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:11:54 +0200
Subject: SOUTHERN SUN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

SOUTHERN SUN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT ,SOUTHERN SUN SA .


PLEASE CONTACT
(MR.PAUL MSIBI)
GRACELAND FINANCE (PTY)LTD
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL:gracelandfinance@netscape.net
Tel:+27 73 66 66 958

With the Following Information for Processing of Your Claims;


FULL NAMES:
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER (VERY IMPORTANT):


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made of winners of the SOUTHERN SUN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws to prom ote Tourism and Launching of our new Resort Complex in the Bahamas.Email Addresses were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of indivuals and companies globally as part of our marketing Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites within the Last 3 Months. Your private / Company Email Address,attached to ticket number 7017-4162-1018, with serial number MH7140091 drew the lucky numbers 08,53, 11, 37, 09,14 and Bonus number 2 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/421024/101
BATCH NUMBER: 15/060/0194/LIPDA/SL.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout OF zar 15,000,000.00 which is the winning payout for Second category winners shared among the 6 [six] international winners in the Second category.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information proved above and below in every one
of your correspondences with above listed Official.


MR.PAUL MSIBI.
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
GRACELAND FINANCE,A SUBSIDIARY OF SOUTHERN SUN RESORTS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam