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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • drobertsza20010@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Lotto Board" <anderson_rose0021@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:10:15 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.

 

   FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT

   SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY .

   PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

   REF Nº:SA/2251256003/05

   BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD 

        

WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

We the Board and Management of South Africa 2010 World Cup Lottery, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on 14th day of December, 2006. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. This result is today released to you and your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545-188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 11, 13,26, 34, 44, 48, and bonus ball number 02:  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.  You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

  

This is from a total cash prize of US$25,000,000.00 shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place biannually.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.  

                              

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Johannesburg booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Endeavor to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be void Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

 

 

Name: Mr. David Roberts

Address:drobertsza20010@hotmail.com

TEL: +     27-76-483-3904

    

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.  

    

ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS.  

    

Once again congratulations from me and members of staff of South Africa Lottery.

  

  

Sincerely Yours,

Rose Anderson (Mrs.)

International Relation Officer.

BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM          

OUR Executives:

Dr. P. Swier (CEO),

Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations),

Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations),

Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department),

Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs.

Lyudmyla Marchukova (Regional Manager),

Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman),

Mr. Chris Moritz (International Relation Officer).

 

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEMBERS OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY BOARD COMMISSION.               

                    

Mr James Nkomo  Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams  Mrs. Rose Anderson

(Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)(Zonal Co-ordinator) (Board Member)           

               

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