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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro afro american lottery promotion"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27738693812 (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.
  • solokhumalo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rose dino" <dinoagencies24@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:22:52 +0200
Subject: International Promotion.

 

EURO AFRO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMOTION SWITZERLAND FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

FIFA-STRASSE 20 P.O BOX 8054 ZURICH.

SWITZERLAND.

 

FROM THE DESK OF: MRS DINO ROSE.

 

THE 2010 WORLD CUP OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION  

 

We happily announce to you the draw of South Africa 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Award International promotion held in Zurich Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199, Which subsequently won you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total 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$ 30 Million dollars shared among the lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning numbers fall within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon. In view of this this, your US$ 2,000.000.000(Two Million United State Dollars) Would be release to you through the assistance of our Agent in South Africa immedaitely he commence the process to facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you contact him.

 

Note that all participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000.00 companies and individual e-mails address. The lottery programe took place to promote South Africa's 2010 World Cup award

However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to our foriegn Service Agent for verification and then you will be directed on how you can claim your winning fund.

 

              

              1. Full Name. 

              2. Your Full Residential or Office address

              3. Your Contact Telephone and Fax Number

              4. Your Driver's Licence or ID For Identification

              5. Date Of Birth

              6. Your Ticket And File Numbers

              7. Occupation. 

 

Please you are adviced to complete the above informations and send it  immediately to our Foreign Service Agent through email adrress below for prompt collection of your fund:

 

              Mr Solomon Khumalo

              Foreign Service Agent(EAAL SOUTH AFRICA)

              Overseas Subscribeers Agent.

              16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building

              Henley Road Auckland Park.

              101 ZA-2006 Johannesburg, South Africa

 

              Email: solokhumalo@yahoo.co.uk

              Telephone: +27 73 869 3812

 

You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

 

Note that all winnings must be claimed within a specific time otherwise your prize will be returned as unclaimed and eventually donate to charity organisations by one month time

 

Best Regards

 

Mrs Dino Rose

Zonal Cordinator: Euro Afro Amrerica Lottery Promotion

Switzerland                                    

    

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