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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")
  • "claims 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 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.
  • frank24bongo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "draw lottry" <drawlottry43@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:11:35 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! ,CONGRATULATIONS!,CONGRATULATIONS! ,CONGRATULATIONS!

                  LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME 
                          

MEGA WORLD NATIONAL LOTTERY
Private Bag X50, Auckland Park,
Johannesburg, 2006.
South Africa.
Date: September/21/2006.

Congratulations!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made for the year 2006, the winners
of the MEGA WORLD NATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000
email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of
our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw as a result of our visiting various websites, we are running the e-business promotions for, You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-409-8583, with serial number 624-11 drew the lucky numbers 2, 7, 15, 28, 31, 46 and Bonus number 8 and consequently YOU HAVE WON IN THE GRAND PRIZE CATEGORY.

 

Your winning Ticket Number. 100-409-8583
Your Serial Number. 624-11
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 2, 7, 15, 28, 31, 46 Bonus Number 8. Your INSURANCE
Number: FLS541/520L/GMSA.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Nine Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars (US$950,000) in cash, which is the winning payout for
grand prize winners. This is from the total prize money of Six Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$6,650,000) shared among the seven international winners in the First category.

CONGRATULATIONS! 

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, or send an urgent
message to him through the below address.

NAME: MR. FRANK BONGO
EMAIL: frank24bongo@yahoo.co.uk

TEL:   +27 82 7594 115.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
fill in your reference and batch numbers and other information required as stated
below for record purposes when contacting your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S525-KKT-9933
BATCH NUMBER: 89T-DTH47-SAR88
FULL NAME: ……………………………………..
FULL ADDRESS: …………………………………
SEX: ……………………………………………….
AGE: ……………………………………………….
TEL: ………………………………………………..
FAX: ………………………………………………. (IF ANY)
COUNTRY: ………………………………………..
EMAIL ADDRESS: ……………………………….
PASSPORT/I.D OR DRIVER’S LICENCE NO. …
HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER: ………….

MEGA WORLD NATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP.

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.

AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

MR JOHN KRUMA

 

 

Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 
 MEGA WORLD National Lottery Board Commission                             

 

 

 

                                 

Mr James Nkomo                     Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams             Mrs. Rosemary Moyo 

  (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)      (Zonal Co-ordinator)                   (Board Member)            

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