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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "global mega lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +27797417617 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866620176 (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.
  • lottoafrica@freenet.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: carey woods <carey06woods@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lottoafrica@freenet.de>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:45:49 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION



LOTTERY SA
Congratulations!
























GLOBAL MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY SA

universal building 132-133 park hurst balfour-unite 1440 johannesburg gauteng 2001 South Africa

Congratulations!


The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won US$950,000.00. Why you have won, Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

See below how to claim your prize.

Details on the Winnings

Your Winning Reference Number is: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 Batch Number: 74-263-BBN.

TICKET NUMBER: 100- 309- 7482

SERIAL NUMBER: 513- 10

WINNING NUMBERS: 02, 09, 22, 23, 24, 30 (05)

I wish to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected.
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate Your winning price is to the tune of $950,000.00( Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollar. This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of Instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings.
We look forward to receive your information.
You are to keep all lotto informations away from the general public especially your ticket number and winning numbers.This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained.
NAME :

COUNTRY:

COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:

OCCUPATION

AGE:

MOBILE NUMBER:

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Mr. Charles Waddell, Call him and claim your prize after calling him send your refrence and batch number and all the above informations to his email address and call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Note;if you are under the age of 18,you are automatically disqualified for this winning prize.

For claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it! Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consultation prize. For due processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer DR.Rich Adams
who has been assigned to assist you.
You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
TO FILE YOUR CLAIM...
Contact Processing Manager;Mr.Charles Waddell

EMAIL : lottoafrica@freenet.de

Tel : +27-797-417-617
Fax;+27-866-620-176



The International Mega Promotion team Congratulations once again on your winning.
Yours Faithfully, MRS. CAREY WOODS( Zonal Co-ordinator )Mr. Danny JORDAAN (Chief Executive Officer)


PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS,YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SECURITY CODE (ZA-184/08) SO THAT THE SCAMMERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
Please do not reply on this email instead contact your claim officer with details above.


GLOBAL MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY


Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of
US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdams
21st May 2007.


Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning fund of US$1,950,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th April 2007


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