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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federation international de football association" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "universal crossing sa"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (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.
  • +27735957714 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866312886 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Poker Online <pokerclaims_dpt0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <pokerclaimdepartment@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:00:41 +0200
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT




26 JUNE 2007 YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AND PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT POKER ONLINE PROMOTIONS YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$2,780.000.00PLEASE CONTACT(MR. JAMES NKOSI)YOUR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENTTEL: +27-73-595-7714FAX: +27-86-631-2886Email: pokerclaimsdepartment@executivemail.co.zaPRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today 26 JUNE 2007, of winners of the POKER ONLINE PROMOTIONS, as part of our promotional draws HELD ON 16 OF FEBRUARY. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000.00 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 yourvisiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.You/Your Company email address, attached to Ticket Number 242 67 33 38 7 43 51, with serial number 7777/06 drew the Lucky Numbers 4-43-33-38-21 POP 21 and Bonus number 3 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the SecondCategory.REFERENCE NUMBER: ZAR/POP-677152/ZA2006BATCH NUMBER: ZAR/002831323/M222-23You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,780,000.00 (Two Million Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file POP/2040211345/2006. This is from a total cash prize of US$15,200,000.00 Fifteen Million Dollars Two Hundred), shared amongst the first One Hundred and Twenty (120) Lucky Winners in Second Category.CONGRATULATIONS!To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim Department through theBelow Information:MR. JAMES NKOSIPOKER ONLINE PROMOTIONSTEL: +27-73-595-7714FAX: +27-86-631-2886E-MAIL: pokerclaimsdepartment@executivemail.co.zaNOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, pleaseremember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your Claims Department.POKER ONLINE PROMOTIONS IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD THAT WILL BE HOST BY SOUTH AFRICA. Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.Yours Truly,Mrs. Rachael T. SiyabongaPromotions ManagerPoker Online Promotions672 Poker HouseEastern CapeSouth Africa.UNIVERSAL CROSSING SAGOES INTERNATIONALAS THE 2010 WORLD CUPWILL BE HOSTED BYSOUTH AFRICA.THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY:SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY:(Federation International de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT
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