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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +27733114338 (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.
  • profabram@mailbox.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International De Lotto" <romalot55@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:51:12 +0200
Subject: Congratulation

FROM: MRS. EVALYN JOSEE.

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO OFFICE:

LA EMMANUAL COURT

NOTTINGHAM, NGA ISQ ESSEX

UNITED KINGDOM.

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE: 680 NCA 85914

REF: INLTTL/851OYHI/07

BATCH: 12/25/DC34

ZONAL DRAW NO: GMLA2-003

GRAND DRAW NO: 12099

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

                   WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

          We happily announce to you the fourth and final draw of 2007 International Lottery programs held on the 6th of August in Taipei Taiwan. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning: 03/12/14/20/8/21, which subsequent!  Won you the lottery in the Fourth category.

   

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of BP₤75, 000.00 (Seventy Five Thousand British Pounds Only) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/07. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your BP₤75,000.00 (Seventy Five Thousand British Pounds) would be released to you by our African agent. Our African agent will immediately start the process to facilitate the release of your funds through the lottery account with Reserve Bank of South Africa as soon as you contact him.

 

This promotion takes place annually but this is the final category, For security reasons, you are advised to forward a copy of this mail to your African agent for verification from our central computer system, keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid fraud and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. If you’re not up to 18 years you cannot enter the claim.

 

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message before November 6^th 2007 for quick and urgent release of your fund,

 

PROF ABRAHAM ANTONY ADAMS

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO OFFICE

P.M.B 1090 JOHANESSBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

TELE: +27-73-311-43-38

E-mail: profabram@mailbox.co.za

 

Please fill the form below and forward everything to the  agent in South Africa immediately.

 

NAME...............................................

COMPANY NAME: ...........................................

FULL ADDRESS:........................................... SEX:................................. AGE................................... OCCUPATION............................. TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)

COUNTRY................................

E-MAIL..................................

   

 

Thank you for being part of our Fourth category promotional lottery

Program.

 

Your's Sincerely,

MR. CHEN MENG.

Taiwan Zonal Co-coordinator.

 

MR. CYRIACUS L,

Italian zonal Secretary General.

 

 

Disclaimer: All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails, if your not the intended recipient please do not reply this e-mail.

 

 

 

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