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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")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • crosslotterysa2010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marriam lewis" <g_flash004@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:36:19 +0200
Subject: WINING NOTIFICATION

GLOBAL OMEGA FLASH LOTTERY
SABC BUILDING
AUCKLAND PARK 2006, JOHANNESBURG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
(Customer Services)
Ref: SA/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear SRIDHAR,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (889) of the GLOBAL OMEGA FLASH
LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held for the First
half of the year 2007 Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals
drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts
of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We
hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent
lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers:03 10 21 22 23 25 (26 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £5,856,000(Five Million
Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £36,533,000 shared
amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your
winning and remittance to your designated bank account or issuing of your
cheque after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed
with.

This promotion takes place TWICE a year. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our booklet representative office in South Africa as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £5,856,000(Five
Million Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in SOUTH AFRICA.

Please be informed that claim must be submitted within 21days of receiving
this message and prize that are not claim within 90days period may be
forfeited and diverted to charity without futher notice.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact her. You may wish to establish contact via
e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference
numbers to this letter.

GLOBAL OMEGA FLASH LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLIAMS-
LOTTERYCLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
============================================================================================
[FULLNAME
OFWINNER]................................................................

[CURRENTADDRESS].........................................................................

[COUNTRY/REGION]................................
[STATE/PROVINCE]......................................

[AGE]............. [SEX]...................................
[MARTIALSTATUS]..............................

[OCCUPATION].................................................................

[CURRENTEMAIL]......................................[TEL/FAX].......................................

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[BATCH NO].................................. [REF.
NO.]....................................

CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================
I,.....................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONALLOTTERY
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON
MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, AUTHORIZE CROSS LOTTERY SA, PROMOTION
PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING OF
CLAIM AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.
=======================================================================================
Our claiming agent details whom you will contact to assist you and claim
your prize is as follow:-

CROSS LOTTERY S.A
225 JANSMUTH AVENUE AUCKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Contact Person: Dr. MRS SUZAN SMITH
Email: crosslotterysa2010@yahoo.com
TEL/FAX: 0027 73 347 4762

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs MARRIAM LEWIS.

_________________________________________________________________
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