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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!
• 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.
  • ray_carter_1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ray carter" <ray_carter_309@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ray_carter_0@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 10:32:21 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS                  SouthAfricanNationalLottery2010 WORLD CUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE      2010 World cup lottery online 2006  Lottery Headquarters:  210-211 Universal Building Parkhaust,Balfour Unit 1440   Johannesburg, South Africa                                                                                           CONGRATULATIONS YOUR WINNING:    Your email address have therefore been approved to claim a  total sum of US$2,100,000.00  (Two million,One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file Number: (KPC/9030108308/03). Batch: ( 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.)   Winning Number:( 80, 35,11,72,90,41+1) And This is from a total cash prize of US ($200,000, 000.00)shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category world-wide. Ref number:( LL1/240142/011),   Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon. In view of this, your U.S$2,100,000.000 (Two Million,One Hundred United States Dollars) would be released to you by the bank  immediately he commences  the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact us. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web-site through computer draw system and extracted from over(100,000,00)companies and individual emails address. The lottery programe took place to promote south africa(2010 world cup award).   For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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 the Zonal Co ordinator  immediately for verifications of your winning,  for quick and urgent release of your fund, You have to conatct claim agent Ray Carter at the below information !!!   Name: RAY CARTER E mail: ray_carter_1@yahoo.co.uk PHONE:  +27  83 877 66  35   Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.    Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that has succesfully won this competition. Thank you for  being part of our promotional lottery program.                                                                                          South African Worldcup Lottery organization.                                        AGREEMENT:   IT IS NOW AGREED BY THE UNIVERSAL LOTTERY GAME CONSULTING (ILGC) AND THE  LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE (LOC)  OF THE  2010 WORLD CUP,  THAT THE WINNING INFORMATION WRITTEN ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WINNING INFORMATIONS AS WAS SELECTED BY THE CENTRAL COMPUTER THIS 5TH MAY 2007 , AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT THE WINNER WHOSE THESE WINNING INFORMATIONS HAS BEEN SENT TO, WILL BE PAID THE WINNING SUM OF U.S$2,100,000.000 WITHOUT FAILURE.                            Note that this program is being sponsored by:                          SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLO GOLD COMPANY                FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA  VODACOM SOUTH AFRICA.            Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsures for being part of our promotional program.                                             PLEASE FILL THE BELOW FORM AND SEND IT BY EMAIL TO OUR CLAIM  AGENT, TO ENABLE THE AGENT PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT.    (1)NAME:................................................................................................................    (2)CONTACT ADDRESS:.....................................................................................   (3)TELEPHONE NUMBER:...................................................................................    (4)FAX NUMBER:..................................................................................................       (5)AGE:.......................................................SEX:...................................................       (6)OCCUPATION:.................................................................................................   (7)COUNTRY:.......................................................................................................    (8)STREET:...............................................................................   (9)FILE NUMBER:........................................................................   (10)BATCH:................................................................................   (11)WINNING NUMBER:..............................................................   (12)BEENEFICIARY AMOUNT:........................   Please keep this form confidential from public to avoid double claiming and contradition over the receiving of your fund. Very important, Lottery rules says that you must be 18 years and above to be able to claim a prize    Copyright 1994-2007 The South Africa National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline 77635 476378 255667460 Name: RAY  CARTER PHONE: +27  83 877 66  35

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