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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27741035605 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866045082 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: loto winners <todaydraw020@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:42:24 +0200
Subject: Confirm Your Winning Prize



INTERCONTINENTALLOTTERY SA.#265 FERIGRAN STREET, PRETORIAEAST, PRETORIA, 0002 - SOUTH AFRICA.FROM THE DIRECTOR, PRIZE AWARDDEPARTMENT.LUCKYNUMBERS: 06, 13, 26,33,43,46.REFNUMBERS: INL-PF23-711W-9BATCHNUMBERS: 46-184-WAN.SERIAL NUMBERS: 215-18 DRAW. PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION. We are pleased to inform you from INTERCONTINENTALLOTTERY SA. Of the announcement today as one of the lucky winners of TheINTERCONTINENTALLOTTERY SA. Draws held as part of our e-business promotional draws end. Participants in the draws were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Middle East, as part of our electronic Business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the Electronic-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached with REFERENCE NUMBER: INL-PF23-711W-9, BATCH NUMBER: 46-184-WAN with serial Number 215-18 drew the lucky numbers 06, 13, 26,33,43,46. And consequently won the July 2007 draw. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for First category A winners. CONGRATULATIONS!Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents. (INL FINANCE LIMITED) As we have notified them. Due to the mix that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. To begin your claim, please contact our paying agent who also will be your claim agent immediately: MR LAWRENCE KING.MANAGER BROKERAGE SERVICE.INL FINANCE LIMITED.Email: lkingagent@jmail.co.zaTel: +27 741 035 605Fax: +27 866 045 082 For due processing and remittance of your prize money, remember you must contact your claim agent not later than 30th july 2007 after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: INL-PF23-711W-9, BATCH NUMBER: 46-184-WAN.Also to begin your Claim sends to your claims agent the following information by email.1) YOUR BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS2) AMOUNT WON.3) YOUR FULL NAME.4) YOUR ADDRESS.5) CONTACT DETAILS, (MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER).6) SERIAL NUMBERS.7) OCCUPATION.8) AGE.9) DATE. Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being partof our promotions program.Sincerely,THE DIRECTOR PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.#265 FERIGRAN STREET, PRETORIA EAST,PRETORIA, 0002 - SOUTH AFRICA.N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will resultto disqualification
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