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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27735509840 (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.
  • genesisfoundation10@hotmail.com
  • jamsmarshall@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Genesis Foundation" <genesisfoundation20@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:17:34 +0200
Subject: FROM MS.ROSEPHILA KWENI

                                                            

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

        

 

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

MS.ROSEPHILA KWENI.

EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS

BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY 
AWARD DEPARTMENT.UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA 
(Customer Services}

GENESIS FOUNDATION LOTTERY OFFICE
NorthRiding Avenue No_78
Email:genesisfoundation10@hotmail.com
Tel:011 740 72627987 {ext7}
South Africa Johannesburg 

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Secret Pin Code Kxa9v2005 Batch:341-112-543
Reference Winning Number BWBI:35431656003/72.

                                              

                                       WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

Dear Winner,

   We are glad to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize
of $2000,000.00 (Two Million, United : State Dollar)in South Africa
Rand Twelve Million Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Rand.
This is in line with our promotional lottery for our products. We
specialize in the sales of cd-roms that enhance your business
growth.

   The selection process was  carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email  addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
   All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada,Australia,United States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

 

To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly  with this information:

 

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

 

The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award.

 

Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our  Agent in South Africa Mr.James Marshall to remit your winning fund to your account. Call him on the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification.

 

His contact details are as follows...

NAME: MR.JAMES MARSHALL.

(CLAIM AGENT).

 

Email: jamsmarshall@hotmail.com

Alternative Email: jamsmarshall@belizemail.net

 

TEL:  +27 73 550 9840.

 

Call him on the phone immediately you recieve this mail.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Ms RosePhila Kweni
Lottery Manager
Co-coordinator
EUROPEAN.UK .SOUTH AFRICAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.

                                      
         Yours faithfully, 
         Zandy Steven. 
         Online coordinator 
         EUROPEAN/UK/S.A UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS, 
         Open 7 days 7am-7pm.                                                                  

         

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