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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +27734452403 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: tony dube <tony_dube3000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:57:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Barr. Tony Dube Euro Afro Lottery Agent


Tony Dube & Associates Euro Afro Lottery Rep
Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public
Tele:+ 27 73 445 2403

Dear Leanne,
CONGRATULATIONS

Thanks for contacting Barr. Tony Dube Associates lottery agent.As you suppose to have been made to understand this is Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International.This is a legitimate company and these organisation has been existing for the past twelve years now and has been conducting this draws Anually.Your e-mail address was among the lucky winners of the 2nd Category of the draws this year.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared among the first One Hundred and thirty (130)lucky winners in this category world-wide.

I write to inform you that we have also received your information regarding your winning notification from our head office Euro-Afro Lottery Company UK. As you are one of the luck winners in this Category.

Regards to the claim of your fund, I therefore request you as a matter of urgency to furnish me with the following information which will help me to file an application of claim to the bank for the immediate approval transfer of your claim.

1. Your Names in full,
2. Send to me the letter you received from the lottery company with your winning/ reference numbers.
3. Your personal tel/fax numbers,
4. Your residential Address
5. Your Occupation
6. Your Date of Birth

As soon as all the requested details are received, I will therefore write a letter of claim on your behalf and submit it to the FNB Bank for approval release of your winning fund. And once this is done the bank will contact you for verification.

Finally, call me for more advice and clarification

Sincerely,

Barr. Tony Dube . (Esq.)
For.Barr. Tony Dube Euro Afro Lottery Agent



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