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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • +27835217300 (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.
  • info_southafrica_2010@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "South Africa Lotto Promotions" <sa_lott_prom020@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:47:48 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION

 

 

PROMOTIONS HEADQUATERS
South African 2010 World cup/46664 Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton East Gate.

 

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting Sweepstake held on 30 OCTOBER 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for the game.

 

However, your email address was attached to ticket number 5647560054 188 with serial number 5368/02 draw the lucky numbers 06-09-13-15-40-43-02, which eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws. Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize award the sum of US$ 800, 000, 00 ( Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars), this is from the total prize money of $80,000,000.00 distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd categories from all over the world.

 

                

                                      

 

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by 2010 World Cup host South Africa, a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter .Ref No: SA/9420X/68, Batch No: 074/05/ZY369.

 

To claim this your US$ 800, 000, 00 ( Eigth hundred thousand United States Dollars), you will contact your claim agent who will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim your fund, is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you demand fit to claim your prize.

 

                 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To Claim your Prize, please contact your Claim Agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent Release of your fund; his contact information is as follows!

 

Name: Sir. Johnson Nkomo

Phone Number: +27-83-521-7300

Office E-mail: info_southafrica_2010@yahoo.com

    

Sir Johnson Nkomo

(Claim Agent)

 

PLEASE CALL YOUR CLAIM AGENT ON HIS DIRECT PHONE NUMBER AND ALSO FORWARD YOU’RE WINNING INFORMATIONS TO HIM IMMEDIATELY.

 

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

 

 

Note that this program is being sponsured by:

  SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLO GOLD COMPANY

FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA

VODACOM SOUTH AFRICA.

 

 

         

             Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning prize also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing

with  them. 

                       

Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsures for being part of our promotional program.

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