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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27837457523 (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.
  • pmr.paulmorganrsa_2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Master Mega Million Lottery <mastermegamillioninfo@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:11:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR WINNING INFORMATION,CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT.


FROM:MR.JAMES CAMERON
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
Johannesburg, South Africa.



SUBJECT:YOUR WINNING INFORMATION,CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT.


ATTN:,

I am writing you with regards to the message we received from you, regarding your Internet Lottery Draw winning notification, which you received from the MR. JABULANI THABO, The Director of Promotion MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.

Please you have to be aware that we do not want you to relate your winning information to people or group of individuals, this is because we do not want to experience any form of Internet scam or someone else to contact us with the same winning information due to your exposure of your winning information.

You have to find below, your winning detail informations;

WINNING NUMBERS: 7, 14, 18, 24, 28, 31 AND BONUS 37
LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS: 7, 14, 28, 22, 28,31,29,31,24,37,18 AND 41
INSURANCE NUMBERS: MMM3/113/SART88
REFERENCE NUMBER: MMM3-SARM-FIFLL373
BATCH NUMBER: FIMM-354-TWDD77

Please you have to contact your claim agent immediately with the following information for your claim. And do not forget to quote your above winning details to your claim agent, expecially your Reference and Batch Numbers.

You should find below, the information of your claim agent.

COMPANY NAME: EAGLE TREASURE SA
CONTACT PERSON: MR.PAUL MORGAN
PROCCESSING MANAGER
PHONE NUMBER: +27 83 745 7523
EMAIL ADDRESS: pmr.paulmorganrsa_2006@yahoo.com

You have to contact Mr. Paul Morgan immediately and start your claim through phone or email.
Please you are warned, DO NOT DISCLOSE YOUR WINNING INFORMATION TO ANY BODY.

If you have any other enquiries, do not hesitate to contact us.

We sincerely CONGRATULATE you for being the winner of the MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.

Best regards,

Mr. James Cameron.


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