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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +27720671710 (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.
  • claimagents_orgs@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mary Nonjabs" <mary_claimfund1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:37:47 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS MAY.YOU HAVE WON

                   CONGRATULATIONS                  
                                                                              

          SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY AWARD       

   

                                    YOU HAVE  SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY                        

          

 COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

 

THIS MESSAGE IS  FROM  THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

PICK WINNERS ONLINE SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD.

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,

 

Ref No: ZAR/J0021-671/SA2006
Batch No: 002472/B8992-60

Dear Email Owner,

We happily announce to you today 07th December 2006, the Draw # (4 2 11 23
82 16 10) of the PICK WINNER ONLINE ORG. held recently. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 728-10185-03124-78 288 with Serial
number 6712/05 drew the lucky numbers 01-05-13-267-32-05 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. Thunder ballJackpot.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,200,000.00(Two Million, Two Hundred Thousand, United States
Dollars)in cash credited to file RPC/908011 8308/04.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our International Booklet representative office here
in South Africa as indicated in your winning numbers. Your fund is nowavailable for claim. Due to the mix up of some numbers and emailaddress,we request you to quote your Reference and Batch numbers when youcontactour fiduciary agent. We also advice you to keep this award strictly fromPublic Notice until your claim has been processed. This is part ofprecautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent here in South Africa.

FIDUCIARY AGENT CONTACT:
MR. ANDERSON SIMMON
Email:claimagents_orgs@yahoo.com
Tel: +27-72-067-1710

NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN THE BELOW DETAILS FOR THE PROCESSING OFYOUR CLAIM.

NAME:..................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:............................
ADDRESS:.......................................................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:.........................................
AGE:.....................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:....................................
COMPANY:..............................BATCH/WINNING
NUMNBER:............................................


PLEASE YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS AND ABOVE TO CLAIM A PRIZE.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote our
reference/batch numbers to any correspondences with our designated agent
or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this
program, and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Nonjabs
Zonal Coordinator.

****NB: Please keep this award strictly from Public Notice until your
claim has been processed****

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