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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: ben maloy <maloyprivatebox60002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:56:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATION, CONGRATULATION, CONGRATULATION



VODA WORLD-MILLION
LOTTERY SA
(VWMLSA)
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
BE NOTIFIED
Your Email Have Luckily Won The Sum of
US$2,100,000.00
(TWO MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATIONS:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY South Africa.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world, 1,000,000 email addresses and it was selected and picked from the Internet, those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.
And Seven (7) email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address is among the winners on the ballot.
You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
FOR YOUR CLAIM...
Call Mr. Solomon Nkosi
Claim Agent
Tell: +83-237-3322
Emails:
mrsnagent@yahoo.com
sn_agent@yahoo.com

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
REFERENCE NUMBER:GLOR-39-4025-P, BATCH NUMBER: 7490-26004-ZZA. ticket number : 700-45309-7482, with serial number:515-10-29080 drew lucky numbers 12, 19, 29, 30, 37, 40+01

THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, KNOWN AS...
...VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY
THE COMPUTER BALLOT QUALIFIED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$2,100,000,00
FOR MORE ENQUIRIES/INFORMATIONS, PLEASE DO CONTACT:
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS:
Miss Joy Zulu
missjoyzulu@walla.com


FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO MR.SOLOMON NKOSI CLAIM AGENT, YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS, INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
...HE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. SOLOMON NKOSI. +27 832373322.
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER SOUTH AFRICA,
MR. JABULANI THABO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MASTER VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY

Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of
US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland on
21st January 2006.


Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$1,900,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th 2006

Copyright © 1994-2006 The Xanga web & SA National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460

FORM


REFERENCE NUMBER.………………………………………………………….

BATCH NUMBER:…………………………………………………………………

FULL NAME. ……………………………………………………………………….

COMPANY NAME:…………………………………………………………………

FULL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………….

MOBILE. ……………………………………. FAX…………………………….…..

BANK DETAILS………………………………………………………………..........


BANK ADDRESS:…………………………………………………………………....



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY /INDIVIDUAL:

………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………….

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