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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")
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +27730385679 (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.
  • agentcanada@canada.com
  • www.canadaagent@yahoo.ca
  • wwwcanadaagent@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "www.canada .com" <msclara119@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:06:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

From: Ms. Clara Johnson
Canada Lottery-Soccer

World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street Kingston, ON,

Canada, K7M 9E3

Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION

                                                        

                                         Call Your Claim Agent Now.....! On 27 730 385 679

 

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Sat February 17 2007 in Ontario Canada.Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:B956475604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers

17 20 21 23 24 40   with a bonus Number 18  for Ontario 49  visit this website for confirmation: 

http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8

 

Confirm under  Ontario 49 . under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of bi-weekly six. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05. This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners in this category Worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro
booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010. In view of this, your US$950,000.00(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent's office.

 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

 

To file for your claim, please call Attorney (ESQ) CORY I. CASH our corresponding Agent in South Africa  and forward your full names, winning numbers batch numbers, tellephone number indicating the country code immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact information as follow:

 

  

Firm: CASH  Attorneys (Newlands)

 

SPECIATIES: Commercial , Commercial Drafting, Contracts, affidavits of lotto claim, Conveyancing, Deceased Estates, Divorce, Employment Law, Estates, Family Law, Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Maintenance, Matrimonial, Trademarks, Trusts, Wills

 

Name: MR CORY I. CASH

PHONE: +27 730 385 679

Address: 30 AVENUE THIBAULT, NEWLANDS CAPE TOWN

AREA: CAPE TOWN

Email:agentcanada@canada.com

Email: www.canadaagent@yahoo.ca

Email: wwwcanadaagent@excite.com

 

QUALIFICATIONS: BA.LLB (UCT) BA (Unisa) Tax Cert (UCT). Si parla italiano 

 

HISTORY:   Career Highlights
BA.LlB at University of Cape Town  BA (Psychology) at University of South Africa 
Tax certificate at University of Cape Town (2002)  One-time columnist on  property               legal matters for the evening group of South African dailies  Lecturer at University of Natal (Law of Property, Contract, Persons, Company and Commercial Law); Natal Technikon, Durban (all Chartered Institute of Secretaries legal subjects); and Damelin (Employment Law) Manager of Nedbank's Legal Department Legal Director of Slater Walker Securities Limited, a major South African company then listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange  Legal Consultant to the Food & Agricultural Organisation headquarters in Rome, Italy South African Consul General in Milan, Italy
Attorney, Notary & Conveyancer in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg & Pretoria

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

 

Ms. Clara Johnson

(Zonal Co-ordinator Sec)

 

NOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for
Sat February 17 2007 draw, visit:
http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8

confirm  for Ontario 49

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