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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • +27733935626 (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.
  • john_owen111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "national lottery" <draw_n51@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:41:20 +0000
Subject: REF.: SANL/255457014/05

SA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.
BATCH NUMBER: WD18/0105/05RN
OUR REF.: SA-NL/0717/05
YOUR REF.: SANL/255457014/05
TICKET NUMBER: 02 10 30 36 37 43 29

BE NOTIFIED THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON THE COMPUTER
PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW ON THE 6TH OF MARCH 2006, AS ONE OF THE
WINNING EMAIL ADDRESSES ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.

THE PROGRAM WAS HELD IN HONOUR OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP COMING UP IN SOUTH
AFRICA; OUR COMPUTER BALLOT QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00).

YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNINGS TO YOURSELVE TO AVIOD WRONG
CLAIMS FROM LOTTERY SCAM ARTIST.

PLEASE NOTE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PLAY THIS LOTTERY TO WIN, THE 2010 WORLD CUP
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH OUT TOINDIVIDUAL
OUTSIDE THE SOUTH AFRICA TO CREATE AWARENESS FOR THE GAME COMING UP IN 2010.
BE FREE TO SPREAD THE GOODNEWS AFTER YOU HAVE
COLLECTED YOUR PRIZE.


FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENCY STATED BELOW:

Z.K MACRO PROMOTION COMPANY P.O BOX 1678 AUCKLAND PARK
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
CONTACT PERSON: MR. JOHN OWEN
TELE/FAX: +27 11 219 7120
EMAIL: john_owen111@yahoo.com

MOBILE: + 27 733 935 626

NOTE ANYONE BELOW THE AGE OF 18 YEARS IS NOT QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS PROGRAMME BECAUSE THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO
PEOPLE WITH FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Please fill-out the Claim's Form - E provided herein and send it via
email to the above named Agent. NOTE, your winning information has been
provided above.
=============================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E
[FULL NAME OF
WINNER]..........................................................................................
[RESIDENT
ADDRESS]........................................................................................
[COUNTRY/
REGION]....................................................................
[STATE].............................................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../................
[SEX]......... .........
[OCCUPATION]...............................................................................
[CURRENT
EMAIL].........................................................................
[TEL/FAX]..................................
[MOBILE].....................................
===============================================
WINNING INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TICKET
NUMBER].........................................................................
[YOUR REF
NUMBER]....................................................................
[PRIZE
WON]...................................................................................

[DATE]..................................

THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU FROM,
THE DESK OF MRS JULIE BUTHELEZI
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.
#65 LOUIS BOTHA DRIVE
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.

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