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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • +27731471363 (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.
  • southafrica.lotteryboard@yahoo.com
  • agentmatinthabo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: South Africa Lottery Organization <southafricalotterypromotions@web.de>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 16:20:10 +0200
Subject: {Disarmed} CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY WINNER!!!


BID LOTTERY 5th May 2007/ YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY AWARD. / / YOU HAVE WON SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD*/(The FIFA World CupTM Trophy)/**/ */*/ COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW*/** *THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT **SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD.**YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, *THE SUM OF £750,000.00***PLEASE CONTACT** *YOUR CLAIMS AGENTFOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT Mr. Martin Thabo Phone +27-73 147 1363 Email: southafrica.lotteryboard@yahoo.com [mailto:southafrica.lotteryboard@yahoo.com] [mailto:agentmatinthabo@yahoo.com] SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY AWARD. PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made for the winners of the SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. ** *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 as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. *** Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188, with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers 31-6-26-13-35-7 which consequently won you the lottery in the Second Category. * *** You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £750,000.00 which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of £60,000,000.00 shared among the first Eighty lucky winner's in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS! ** *Please be informed that your AWARD PRIZE of the sum of **£750,000.00 **is now in the wire system bank account insured with your email address together with your winning details which won you this prize, therefore you should contact your claims agent with your full informations to enable him process and transfer your winning fund to your bank account directly in any country of your choice under your full names. * *Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to your claims agent Michell Jeffry through email for more clarification.* FULL LEGAL NAME:...............................................................................RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:........................................................................COUNTRY:..............................................................................................AGE:...............................................SEX:................................................
STATUS:................................................................................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:...................................................................................
PHONE/FAX NO:.....................................................................................
OCCUPATION:........................................................................................ACCOUNT DETAILS:............................................................................... Name:Mr. Martin ThaboEmail address: southafrica.lotteryboard@yahoo.com [mailto:southafrica.lotteryboard@yahoo.com]Tel : +27-73 147 1363(Savery, Aldwin) FOREIGN SERVICE AGENT,
JOHANNESBURG 2006
SOUTH AFRICA WELLCOME TO SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WOLD CUP COMPETITION *NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.*** REFERENCE NUMBER: BTL/491OXI/04
FILE NUMBER: KPC/9080118308/02 SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD .Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT
Sincerely, THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC
Universal Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa. MRS MARRIA TOLOTO



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