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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +27836934713 (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.
  • award_boardoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: southafrica2010 worldcuppromotion <saworldcuplottery3_loc2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:27:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


CONGRATULATION
INTERACTIVE LOTTERY GAMES CONSULTING
Company Reg No: 2004/079414/23
Universal Building,132-133
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, /AWARD DEPARTMENT:
SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
Email:award_boardoffice@yahoo.co.uk


South Africa 2010 World Cup Lottery Promotion Program


INTERACTIVE 2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE


Dear Winner.

This is to inform you that the Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup, here in South Africa, has held an Internet Raffle Draw, and your Email Address was among the 2010 Email 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
2010 Email Addresses Exstracted, on the FINAL BALLOT DRAW, and this had made you the
JACKPOT WINNER OF THE SUM OF US$870,000.00.

Be aware that this Internet Raffle Draw (IRD) was organised by the Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) 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
YOUR DRAW NUMBER: 14, 22, 4, 34, 30, 37, Bonus ball: 42

REFERENCE NO: 3950010
EMAIL CODE NUMBER: 15/76/EF36
FINAL JACKPOT NUMBER: BID001/SA
SN: 2010 / ILGC / LOC / ZA
WINNING INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: JJA23ZA
INSURANCE COMPANY: OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SA
AMOUNT WON: US$870,000.00
AGREEMENT:

IT IS NOW AGREED BY THE Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup, THAT THE WINNING INFORMATIONS WRITTEN ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WINNING INFORMATIONS AS WAS SELECTED BY THE COMPUTER ON 31st DAY OF August 2007, AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT THE WINNER WHOSE THESE WINNING INFORMATIONS HAS BEEN SENT TO, WILL BE PAID THE WINNING SUM OF US$870,000.00 WITHOUT FAIL.

Note that this program is being sponsored by:
SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD:
SOUTH AFRICA AIRWAYS,: AMERICAN SWISS,:
OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE,(SA): BARCLAYS BANK (UK)
FIFA BOARD COMMITTEE, :FIRST NATIONAL BANK (SA)

Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsors for being part of our promotional program.

VIVA SOUTH AFRICA! VIVA SPONSORS!
& VIVA THE WHOLE WORLD!

Congratulations!

PRIZE CLAIMING INSTRUCTION:

To receive your prize, contact our Paying Department, Or Contact Our Claim agent on the following Details:

Contact person: mr Jerry Smith
Position: (Finance)Deputy Director
TELEPHONE+27-83-693-4713
Email address: deputyofficejm@yohoo.co.uk






PLEASE FILL THE BELOW FORM AND SEND IT BY EMAIL TO OUR CLAIM AGENT, TO ENABLE OUR PAYING DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT.
FULL NAME:.......................................................................................................

CONTACT ADDRESS:.....................................................................................

TELEPHONE NUMBER:...................................................................................

FAX NUMBER:..................................................................................................

AGE:.......................................................SEX:...................................................

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

NATIONALITY....................................................................................................

NEXT OF KIN:...................................................................................................

Please keep this form confidential from public to avoid double claiming and contradition over the receiving of your fund. important Note: Lottery rules says that you must be 16 years and above to be able to claim a prize.




This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate,
and some other EU governmental personalities as part of their social
responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award.



PLEASE REPLY TO: (THE FINANCE) DEPUTY DIRECTOR MR JERRY SMITH
Email: deputyofficejm@yohoo.co.uk


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