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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")
  • "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.
  • +27835443161 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27865150763 (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.
  • barrjadonis52@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto board" <qza_18k@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:20:55 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US $1,950,000.00

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM,
Head Office 14th Floor Hall Mark Building
P.O. Box 86711, Santon 2001 Henley Road,
Johannesburg, South Africa.

( LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION )

We are pleased to inform you the announcement made about the winners of
SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY AWARD INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program for the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH
AFRICA.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the
world.

You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 130-309-8982, with
serial number 543-11 drew the lucky numbers 6, 11, 13, 25, 28, 44 and Bonus
number 15 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the First Category of the year
2007.

Your winning Ticket is Number. 130-309-8982
Serial Number. 543-11
Lucky draw Numbers are. 6, 11, 13, 25, 28, 44 Bonus Number 15
INSURANCE NUMBER: AXS-S63/950L/GMBZ.
REFERENCE NUMBER: NMQ-S64-KKT-8929.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for the First category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
International winners in this category.

Please be informed that your winning prize of the sum of US$1,950,000.00 is
now awaiting remittance with South African Bank in Remittance Department
insured with your email address which won you this prize without any kind of
deduction on or before transfer to your bank account in your country. To
begin your claim, please call Or email your claim agent immediately, through
his contact details given bellow.

Communication Details.
TEL: + 27 83 544 3161,
FAX:+27 86 515 0763,
EMAIL: barrjadonis52@hotmail.com
Contact Person.
Barr. Jacob Adonis.
State lawyer.

Congratulations'' once again from all the staff of SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD
CUP LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.


Sincerely,
MRS. MARIA WALKER. (PROMOTIONS MANAGER).

BE WARN DO NOT DELETE THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS MESSAGE.

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY:
SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY:
(F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

_________________________________________________________________
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