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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27766555044 (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.
  • mega-millionrredemptionsa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MASTER MEGA MILLION LOTTERY S.A" <millions_draw32@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:23:34 +0200
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?Congratulation's,Your_e-mail_have_won_US$2,000,000.00_Do?=
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MEGA MILLION LOTTERYCompany Reg No: 2004/079414/23 PHISICAL CORNER 4TH AVENUE 2ND STREET BOOYSENS JOHANNESBURG POSTAL ADD: P O BOX 890075, BOOYSENS, JOHANNESBURG 2789 IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE MASTER MEGA 2010 LOTTERY LUCKY DRAW NOTICE This is to inform you that the Master Mega Million Lottery (MMML) and the Local Organizing commitee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup, here in South Africa, has held an Internet Raffle Draw, and your e-mail address was among the 10,000,000.00 e-mail addresses that was picked by the computer during the Second Quarter Raffle Draw (SQRD). We are therefore with great pleasure, to notify you that your Email Address once again, happened to come out top number (1) out of the 10,000,000.00.Email Addresses, on the final ballot draw, and this has made you the jackpot winnerof the sum of US$ 2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) Be aware that this Internet Raffle Draw (IRD) was organised by the MASTER MEGA MILLION LOTTERY (MMML) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup, to create awareness for the world, as South Africa is finalizing their preparation for the hosting of the 2010 World Cup. BELOW ARE YOUR WINNING DETAILS:COMPUTER DRAW NUMBER: 177EMAIL CODE NUMBER: TTYEEWSSE2211775643000FINAL JACPOT NUMBER: 0001 SN: 2010 / ILGC / LOC / ZA WINNING E-MAIL INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: JJA23ZAINSURANCE COMPANY: OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SAREFERENCE NUMBER: EAASL/941OY1/04BATCH NUMBER: 12/27/Du34AMOUNT WON: US$ 2,000,000.00 Signed by:Dr. Jabulani Thabo (Promotional Manager) Note that this program is being sponsured by:SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLO GOLD COMPANY FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA VODACOM SOUTH AFRICA. Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of US$ 8,500,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland. Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning funds of US$1,000,000.00. Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsures for being part of our promotional program. VIVA SOUTH AFRICA! VIVA SPONSURES & VIVA THE WHOLE WORLD. PRIZE CLAIMING INSTRUCTION: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE 7 WINNERS OF THE SUM OF US$7,000,000,00 (SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) EACH ENTITLED TO RECEIVE US$2,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) To receive your prize, contact our Paying agent on the following Details: Company: MASTER MEGA MILLION LOTTERY Company Registration number: 2004/079414/23NAME: MR. MEYER SMUTTHE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION.TEL: + 27 76 655 5044EMAIL: mega-millionrredemptionsa@hotmail.com megamillionrredemptionsa@hotmail.comADDRESS: T. 220A 2060HT,LONEHILL & MAIN RD,SANDTON,JOHANNESSBURG SOUTH AFRICA.24HRS OFFICE HOTLINE NUMBER: +27 76 655 5044. Copyright © 1994-2006 The National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline 100860 8556 2548 9576ZA
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