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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • financedirector_gfc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sawc_bid1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:10:00 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING, CONTACT GLOBE FINANCE CO. FOR YOUR PAYMENT





INTERACTIVE LOTTERY GAMES CONSULTING
Company Reg No: 2004/079414/23
PHISICAL ADD: 30 BRIDGE ROAD, BRAMLEY VIEW, JOHANNESBURG 2090
POSTAL ADD: P O BOX 890075, LYNDHURST, JOHANNESBURG 2106
http://interlotterygc.ezblogworld.com


IN CONJUNCTION WITH

SOUTH AFRICA 2010
WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE






INTERACTIVE 2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE
ATTENTION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release of 26th January, 2007 of the result of the SOUTH AFRICA INTERACTIVE 2010 LOTTERY DRAW promotion programs. Your name attached to the Ticket number 035-21739-050 with Serial number 014-05 drew the Lucky number 17-14-16-21-34-37, which consequently won lottery in the 3rd category.

You are therefore been approved for a lump sum of US$2,500,000.00
(Two million five hundred thousand United states dollars) in cash credited to the file Nº EG/033-20737-750/05/06/03 this is from the total cash prize of (US$42,500,000.00)
(FORTY-TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS), shared among seventeen international winners in this category.


Your fund is secured under a comprehensive insurance policy in your name, which permits nobody or group of persons to subtract from it. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names. We ask that you keep this award top secrete from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account. As this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 email address, from all over the world as a part of our International promotional program, which we conduct every month. We hope that, with a part of your prize you will take part in our next year high stake US$1.3bn lottery. To avoid scam, please contact only
your assigned agent below.

You won this lottery because you have an email address and lottery was drowned on this names.
This is part of the progarm to promote South Africa hosting of 2010 FIFA World Cup. To claim your price contact your claim agent.


COMPANY NAME: GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION
CONTACT PERSON: MR. BRIGHT NGOMENI
POSITION: FINANCE DIRECTOR,
COMPANY ADDRESS: GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION
27 NEWTON STR,
NEWTON PARK,
P.O BOX 7706 NEWTON, JOHANNESBURG
RSA.

EMAIL ADDRESS: financedirector_gfc@yahoo.com

Kindly send the following information to your claim agent:
Ticket Number:_____________________________
Serial Number : _____________________________
Lucky Numbers: ____________________________
File Numbers: ______________________________
Refernce Numbers: __________________________
Batch Numbers: _______________________ Tel/Fax Number: ________________
Full Name: _____________________________ Age: _________________________
Sex: _____________________ Company Name: ____________________________
Full Address: ________________________ Occupation:______________________
Amount Won: _______________________ Country: _________________________

For processing and remittance of your money to a designated account of your choice. Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 2 weeks from the date of this notice after this date all funds will be returned to the ministerio de economiay hacienda as unclaimed. Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

Please quote your REFand BATCH Number in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do please inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

REFERNCE NUMBER: 8.1.32.85.81.79
BATCH NUMBER: 4.16.29.42.54.71


Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsores for being part of our promotional program.





Thanks

Yours Sincerely
Mrs Nancy Zuma
Lottery Co - Ordinator.

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