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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +27833619933 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27865122850 (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.
  • mrwilliamster@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • personalmail123zza@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY.COM" <afro_euro13@hotmail.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:52:53 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION/WINNING NOTIFICATION:








FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTIONAL CO-ORDINATOR BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE LUCKY PROGRAM (LOTTO900)
==============================================================
Congratulations!!!

You Have Just Won £820,000.00
Eight Hundred And Twenty Thousand British Pounds

CALL OUR CLAIM AGENT NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
MR. WILLIAM PEDRO
Tel: + 27-83 361 9933
Fax: +27-86 5122850
CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
or
Email
mrwilliamster@webmail.co.za, personalmail123zza@yahoo.co.uk
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From: Mrs. Theresa Allan.
United Kingdom Lottery E-Sweepstake Internet Promotion Award.
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England.
Customer Service: 500 BITL 88933

Ref No: AUL-474061725/06

Batch No: 7056490902/188
Draw No: LOTTO900-2553
Winner No 5



Dear Winner,
YOU'RE A GUARANTEED WINNER OF £820,000.00
==================================




We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that you are one of our first quarter winner of the UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/03/22/32/38/44/ Bonus No 9 which you subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £820,000.00 (Eight Hundred And Twenty Thousand British Pounds) credited to file Number KPC/9080118308/06. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro Booklet Representative office in Southern African region as indicated in your coupon, in view of this, your ₤820,000.00 would be released to you by any of our offshore payment banks in Southern Africa or England.

Our accredited agent will immediately commence processing the release of your prize as soon as you contact our claim agent Mr. William Pedro. All participants e-mail addresses were selected "randomly" from World Wide Web site (Microsoft Powered) through our Computerized Email Selection System (CESS) encryption technology and extracted from over 120,000,000,00 companies, Government agencies, charity homes, co-operate bodies and individuals email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania,This promotion takes place annually.For security reasons , due to mix up of some emails we advise you to keep your winning information confidential from public notice until your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by the unscrupulous persons as it has happened in the past. "PLEASE BE WARNED".
Your winning prize is insured in your name under an Insurance company. Be informed that this promotion aimed at internet globalization for academic and business pursuits to promote music, theatre, art, literature and projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education thereby empowering internet literacy against monopoly.
To file for your claim, contact our agent in Southern Africa Region where your lucky winning number falls immediately you read this message via telephone, fax or email address with required information’s bellow



=================================================================================================Ref No:AUL-474061725/06Batch No: 7056490902/188Draw No:Draw No: LOTTO900-2553Lucky No:01/03/22/32/38/44/ Bonus No 9Your full name ......................Your current address ..................Your date of birth .........................Your occupation ...........................Your country ...............................Your marital and Sex status, male or female ................................Your telephone and Fax numbers .............................
Your email Address .....................................
Send all the Required details to our claim agent in Southern Africa Region for your claim.
Name : Mr. William Pedro

Oversea Subscribers Agent (OSA)
Address: Block E, 2nd Floor Mapungubwe Building
No 77 Mentis Street Sunnyside
Johannesburg South Africa

Tel: +27 83 361 9933
Fax: 27 86 512 2850

Email:- mrwilliamster@webmail.co.za

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Please Note: All winning prize must be claimed withing the valid date failing to claim before or on the valid date all unclaimed winning prize will be forfeited. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications , please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with your accredited agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of the British International Lottery and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Best wishes,

Mr. Alexandra Davis
(Promotional Manager)
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