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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.
• 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.
  • +27781145435 (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.
  • claim_jerrywilliams@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: r l <glomega_17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <claim_jerrywilliams@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:02:23 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!YOU ARE LUCKY WINNING



SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP AWARD TEAM South Africa Lottery HeadquartersWebsite:www.southafrica.info/2010E-mail:claim_jerrywilliams@hotmail.com Tell:+27 78-114-5435

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that you are one of the winners of the SA FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTION
AWARDS held in London to support and promote south African 2010 world cup.Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Winning Reference Number is:FLS-ZR39-825P-4,Ticket Number:100-309-7482,Batch Number:74-263-BBN,Serial Number:513- 10,Winning Number: 02,09,22,23,24,30 (05) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1,950,000.00 Dollars.(One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollar)

To file up your claims,Contact your Fiduciary Now.
Mr Jerry Williams(CLAIMS AGENT) Email:claim_jerrywilliams@hotmail.com Tell:+27 78-114-5435

Provide him with this Information Below.

APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)1. Full Names: 2. Address: 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Marital Status: 6. Occupation: 7. Phone numbers: 8. Current E-mail:
9. Nationality: 10.Country:
11.Zipcode:

Winning Information
Lucky Numbers:Reference Number:Batch Number:Date Of Notification:

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.Listed are the options of receiving prize payment. (1) PAYMENT BY TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER:..........................................................[_X___](2) PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS:.....................................[____]

You are to fill and complete this Application and send it back to your Claims Manager's E-mail

Yours Truly, Mrs Zukie MashigoOnline Co-ordinator
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