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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.
• 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.
  • +27732249566 (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.
  • petermoon_claimsagent_dept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "south africa" <sssaaa_07_03@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:48:17 +0200
Subject: File Reference Number: ACL/72579512/6

OCEAN BLU LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
Palais Des Nations,
209 Geneva 10,
Switzerland.

File Reference Number: ACL/72579512/6

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw(#1004)of the Ocean Blu Lottery programs held on the 17th,of  April 2007 in Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 4126503176457 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 Euro (One Million Euro) in cash.

 

This is from a total cash prize of Three Million Euro,shared amongst the first (Five) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,000,000
Euro (One Million Euro) would be released to you by our security firm in South Africa.

Our Africa Interactive Customer Care Team will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact Them. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 10,000 individuals and companies. This promotion takes place annually.

 

 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 some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our Interactive Customer Care Team

Contact Person: Mr.Peter Moon 
Tel:+27732249566  
Email: petermoon_claimsagent_dept@yahoo.com or petersmoon_claimsagent_dept


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr 
Peter Moon  with followings details below:

1:Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Total Amount Won:
11.Winning Email:

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR  INTERACTIVE CUSTOMER CARES
TEAM.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Alice Caldwell.
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO: petermoon_claimsagent_dept@yahoo.com or petersmoon_claimsagent_dept

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