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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")
  • "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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • claimsconsultant2@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: southafrica draws <southafrica2010draws29@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:59:43 +0200
Subject: FROM. MR DANNY JORRDAN ONLINE -CO ORDINATOR



FROM : THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAMME 2007







LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: 31, BRIXON RD

LOTTO BUILDING SUITE 108, JHB SOUTH AFRICA
BATCH NUMBER: ( 13/26/DC36.)

OUR REF: SANL/1016/WCL2010/JHB


CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING

bouns


We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International online programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. 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 (KISCS433/2010SNLP/2006) All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web-site through computer draw system and extracted from over (2,500,000,00) companies and individual emails address. The lottery programe took place in Zurich, Switzerland to promote South Africa (2010 world Cup as South Africa is the First African Nations to host the biggest tournament come the year 2010.


CONGRATULATIONS: CONGRATULATIONS!


Your email address have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to the file Number (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of (US$26,000,000.00) shared among the thirteen(13) international winners in the Second category.


Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$2,000,000.00 is now in the wire system bank account insured with your email address together with your winning details which won you this prize, therefore you should contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will Remmite your winning fund to your bank account directly in any country of your choice. under your full names.



Please note that your paying agent, will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are completely processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements


(Please be warned)




To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact information is as flow.!!!
MR. MARK DAVID



EMAIL;claimsconsultant2@yahoo.com




TELL :+27 -733-908-202




















































Provide him with the information below: 1.Name:.................................................2.Address:.............................................3.Marital Status:..................................4.Occupation:........................................5.Age:....................................................6.Sex:.....................................................7.Nationality:.........................................8.Residence:.......................................... 9.Telephone Number:...........................10.Fax Number:....................................
11. Winning Number:............................
12. Ref Number:...................................
13.Serial Number:................................
14. Amount Worn:................................
15. Batch Number:..............................
16. Insurance Number:.......................
17. Bank account details.......................





Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please fill your reference /batch numbers in any of correspondences with your agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has succesfully won this competition.



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 financial agent for your claim, do not miss this

oppotunity.



Thank you for your co-operation




(Zonal Co-ordinator)

Robert Mboma

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY.



Yours faithfully,Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for SA NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International Program.NATIONAL LOTTERY.








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