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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • sitholeservices@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "southa2010@terra.es" <southa2010@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:55:03 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WINNING


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SOUTH AFRICA 2010
WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE =20
LOTTERY DRAW NOTIFICATION




CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Company Reg No: 2004/079414/23=20
Universal Building,132-133
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
BATCH NUMBER: 13/26DC/36
OUR REF: SANL/2001/WCL2010/JHB =20
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of=
the South African 2010 World cup Bid award INTERNANTIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIO=
N held in Zurich Switzerland on the 12th AUGUST 2006. Your e-mail address =
attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial number (97560)=
Drew the winning number: (6/8/10/19/30/42), and Insurance number (OMIC/SAN=
L2010/543/2007) which subsequently on the lottery award in the 2nd category=
from a computer ballot system drawn in favor of 200 personal and cooperate=
email address from the entire continent, ranging from Africa, America, Asi=
a, Australia, Canada, Middle East and the rest of the World as part of our =
Electronic Lottery.=20
Your email address have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$=
2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) this is from a total cash =
prize of US ($400,000,000.00) shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky=
winners in this category world-wide credited to the file Number (903010830=
8/03) in this 2nd Category world-wide. =20
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet=
representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. =
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To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary claim agent immediate=
ly, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund because=
you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month =
from the day you received this notification, his contact information are as=
follows!!!
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Mr. Said Sithole
Sithole & Associates. =20
Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public
Tel: + 27- 78 588 1015.
Email:=20
sitholeservices@hotmail.com=20
infositholeagency@webdunia.com
4Th Floor, Elephant House
107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001,
Post Address P.O.Box 61618
Marshalltown
2107
JOHANNESBURG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT WITH BELOW FOLLOW-UP=20
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:.............................................
3.Marital Status:..................................
4.Occupation:........................................
5.Age:.................Sex:...........................
6.Won Email address:............................
7.Nationality:.........................................
8.Residence:..........................................=20
9.Telephone Number:...........................
10.Fax Number:....................................
11. Winning Number:............................
12. File Number:...................................
13.Serial Number:................................
14. Amount Won:................................
15. Batch Number:..............................
16. Insurance Number:......................

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Also you are advise to keep this form confidential from public to avoid dou=
ble claiming and complication over the receiving of your fund. Very importa=
nt, Lottery rules says that you must be 16 years and above to be able to cl=
aim a prize. This is our pre-cautionary measure to avoid double claiming an=
d unwarranted abuse of this program.
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Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.=20
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Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)=20
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)=20
Chief Operations Officer=20
Albert MOKOENA=20
Chief Executive Officer=20
Danny JORDAAN.
Online Co-ordinators.=20
MR.BRIAN HUNT
MRS. MISHEL ZUNET
MR. GREG KHUL
N.B/Call our fiduciary agent for your cliam, do not miss this=20
oppotunity.=20
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Thank you for your co-operation=20


(Zonal Co-ordinator)=20
Robert Mboma =20
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Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 2010 Lottery Board Commissi=
on =20
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Mr James Zulu Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams Mrs. R=
osemary Moyo=20
(Prize Claim Agent.) (Zonal Co-ordinator) (Bo=
ard Member) =20

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100860 8556 2548 9576ZA =20


Copyright =C2=A9 1994-2007 The South Africa National Lottery Inc. =20
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

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THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED =
BY: (F=C3=A9d=C3=A9ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPP=
ORT .
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N/B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result t=
o disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox, kindly contact you=
r DPU Information Officer Mr. Said Sithole.
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