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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "you are advise 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 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.
  • sitholeagency@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: LIVENATIONALLOTTERYPROMOTION FROMLOTTOMANAGER
<interactivelivelottsupport7@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:12:48 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WINNING







SOUTH AFRICA 2010
WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
LOTTERY DRAW NOTIFICATION




CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Company Reg No: 2004/079414/23
Universal Building,132-133Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001SOUTH AFRICA
BATCH NUMBER: 13/26DC/36
OUR REF: SANL/2001/WCL2010/JHB
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the South African 2010 World cup Bid award INTERNANTIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION held in Zurich Switzerland on the 12th Sept 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial number (97560) Drew the winning number: (6/8/10/19/30/42), and Insurance number (OMIC/SANL2010/543/2007) which subsequently on the lottery award in the 3rd category from a computer ballot system drawn in favor personal and cooperate email address from the entire continent, ranging from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Middle East and the rest of the World as part of our Electronic Lottery.
Your email address have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) this is from a total cash prize of US ($400,000,000.00) shared among the first lucky winners in this category world-wide credited to the file Number (9030108308/03) in this 3rd Category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary claim agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification, his contact information are as follows!!!

Mr. Said Sithole
Sithole & Associates. Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public
Tel: + 27- 78 588 1015.Email:
sitholeagency@hotmail.com
infosaidagency@webdunia.com
4Th Floor, Elephant House107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg2001,
Post Address P.O.Box 61618Marshalltown2107
JOHANNESBURGREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT WITH BELOW FOLLOW-UP
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.Name:.................................................2.Address:.............................................3.Marital Status:..................................4.Occupation:........................................5.Age:.................Sex:...........................6.Won Email address:............................7.Nationality:.........................................8.Residence:.......................................... 9.Telephone Number:...........................10.Fax Number:....................................
11. Winning Number:............................
12. File Number:...................................
13.Serial Number:................................
14. Amount Won:................................
15. Batch Number:..............................
16. Insurance Number:......................


Also you are advise to keep this form confidential from public to avoid double claiming and complication over the receiving of your fund. Very important, Lottery rules says that you must be 16 years and above to be able to claim a prize. This is our pre-cautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
Online Co-ordinators.
MR.BRIAN HUNT
MRS. MISHEL ZUNET
MR. GREG KHUL
N.B/Call our fiduciary agent for your cliam, do not miss this
oppotunity.

Thank you for your co-operation


(Zonal Co-ordinator)
Robert Mboma









Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 2010 Lottery Board Commission






100860 8556 2548 9576ZA


Copyright © 1994-2007 The South Africa National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline


THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT .

N/B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox, kindly contact your DPU Information Officer Mr. Said Sithole.
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