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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (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")
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "you are advice 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 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.
  • +27829636248 (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.
  • baloyi110@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lot draw <lot_draw77@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:36:01 +0200
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner














CONGRATULATIONS!!!

SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2010 NATIONAL FREE LOTTERY DRAW


Dear Lucky Winner,


We wishe to announce to you that you are one of the 3 lucky winners in our 2010 National Free Lottery draw that held here in Johassburg South Africa.Your Name and E-mail Address was Attached to the Serial Number: A 475061725, Winning Number: GB8701/LPRC, Batch Number : PC7056490902/02, which consequently Won the Lottery in First Category.You are hereby have been Approved paying you Lump Sum of ( US$1,500,000.00) ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS CASH. From the total Cash prize of US$30,500,000.00 that shared Among the lucky winner,based on their category.

All participant were selected through a computer Balloting system drawn from 100 thousand Names and E-mail Address from, CANADA,USA , AUSTRALIA , ASIA , EUROPE,MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA and OCEANIC as part of our international Lottery Promotions programme which conducted Annually.This World Cup 2010 Lottery was promoted and sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, Coca Cola, Nokia, MTN, Toyota ,Toshiba and multinational Companies to create Awareness of our up-coming 2010 World Cup that will be hosted here in South Africa.

Further more you are Advice to contact your Claim Agent for the process and of transfering your winning prize of ( US$1,500,000.00 ) as indecated in your play coupon your winning prize will release to you as soon as your contact your Claim Agent.We hope that part of your prize,you will participate in our End of year high stakes for US$10 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. Contact your Claim Agent on the following information for the release of your winning prize,the information are as follow:

CONTACT PERSON: MR RICHARD BALOYI
PHONE NUMBER :+27-82-96-36248
ADDRESS: 31,BRIXON COURT, CARLTON EAST GATEJOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL : richard baloyi110@yahoo.com


The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

( 1 ) Winning numbers: GB8701/LPRC
( 2 ) Serial number: A475061725
( 3) Batch number: PC7056490902/02


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till you claim your money.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program as we received a lots of phone calls from unknown peoples trying to claim other peoples winning prize, please be warned ! Be informed that you have to claim your winning prize on or before 30 days starting from the day you received this notification LETTER.


Past winners round the world with full of excitment
PLEASE FILL IN THE BELOW FORM AND SEND IT TO MR. P CTHABO VIA EMAIL FOR THE PROCESS OF YOUR WINNING FUND +++++


FORM A
WINNING NUMBER:..................................................................................

BATCH NUMBER ……………..................................................................

SERIAL NUMBER:....................................................................................

FULL NAME :……....……………...............................................................

SUR NAME :..................................................................................................

DATE OF BIRTH.........................................................................................

MALE / FEMALE.......................................................................

COMPANY'S NAME:………...........................................................................................

RESIDENT ADDRESS:………………………......................................................................................




PHONE:……………… FAX…….……....................………............................



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY:

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!



South African President



Sincerely Yours,Mrs. Caroline OwenCo-ordinator ManagerSouth Africa World cup 2010
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