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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:
  • "clearance document" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +27839851350 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth zuma <kennethzuma80@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:05:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SORRY FOR THE LITTLE DELAY, READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO US URGENTLY.


ATTN Frau Wagstein,

We received your mail, but sorry that we could not be able to respond to your mail all this while, is only that we are on a long holidays here, so we can only reply today been Monday the first day of the working week.

I don’t have much to say than to tell you to have confidence trust because this is never a joking matter and I have not cheated any one since I was employed on this sit.

According to your mail, I can now understand why you are lacking faith towards you winning prize, but I really want t assure you that you are truly one of our lucky winners in this program.

Listen my dear, if you have not yet claimed your earlier winning prize, this might be as a result of the bad management then and not now because all the working staffs by then have been sacked and dismissed due to their poor management in regards.

All things are now new and I am very alert and straight forward to all our clients under my custody, and as a result, I promise you will surely receive your winning prize only if you can abide and follow up my little legal instruction.

Just look at the very huge amount of money you won in this regards so I will only advice you to be very serious and process and claim your winning prize as soon as possible to avoid the stipulated redemption date.

In the other hand, to make everything simple for your conviction, I would like you to try your humanly best and see that you are here in person so that you will see and confirm everything by yourself and then proceed to different departments involved to apply and process the required Clearance Release Documents to effect the release and transferring your winning fund to any of your nominated bank account.

For you to come over here, you will only be required to come along with
4 copies of your passport photograph, your international passport bearing your winning name, your winning Certificate which I am yet to forward to you based on when I apply for it at the Ministry of Justice Your bank account details where you would like your fund to be transferred and you will also come along with the official processing fee as to enable you apply and pay for the required documents to effect and facilitate the Remittance of the fund to your bank account.

Alternatively, whereby your can not be able to come in person, then I will advice you to apply or seek for any of our processing lawyers who can then stand on your behalf to process the required documents from the Ministries here, the only different thing is that you will pay the lawyer’s legal charges which is negotiable between you and him.

If you would like the service of the lawyer, then you have to send the above request as to enable him proceed immediately because our International Remittance Department here has been waiting for your to process the required Clearance documents to effect the transfer.

I have a lot to do in regards to other clients too but I will advice you to be very serious because you really and truly won this prize.

Get back to me urgently as to enable me proceed without further delay.

Thank you and Congratulations once more.

From yours truly,
Agent Kenneth Zuma,
+27 83 985 1350


Edda Wagstein <edda1786@mozartmail.info> wrote:
Hello,

Pardon me if I sound a trifle rude but may you please prove your personal details beforehand?

Several months ago I had remitted some payments to a person who told me something nearly the same as yours. She has still not replied my last 16 emails and this makes me skeptical about you.

I have had a hard day so please just let me know in simple words.

Frau Wagstein


Note that I tried to call the phone number you supplied but it does not work. Sorry.




--- Original email ---
Dear winner

Thanks for the mail.
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I just want to confirm to you that this is never a joking matter as you=
are truly one of our lucky winners in this program.

You have to fill this brief form and return for submission to the paying
bank.

NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:..............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/ REFERENCE NUMBER ...... ........

Thanks

Mr. Kenneth Zuma
+27 83 985 1350



Edda Wagstein wrote:
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Dear Sir

Forgive me but I only learned English writing in a small schoolhouse and =
it is not so totally wonderful.

Frankly I am a little mixed-up because I have been told to get in touch w=
ith several mail addresses regarding a very private and critical issue. C=
an you please read the attached email and inform me whether I am at last =
in touch with the right party to assist me? I am just a little unconvince=
d.

Ms Edda Wagstein

--- Forwarded email ---



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THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION=3D20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual f=
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for the transfer of =3DA31 000 000.00 in cash into your account in your c=
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NAME:.....................................

AGE:........................................

SEX:........................................

ADDRESS:...............................

EMAIL:....................................

PHONE:...................................

OCCUPATION:.........................

COMPANY:..............................

COUNTRY:...............................=3D20
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to ou=
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Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund from t=
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designated bank. CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER=20
Name:MR KENNETH ZUMA
Phone=20
E MAIL:kennethzuma80@yahoo.com
Management

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