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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +27832108873 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866078222 (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.
  • kkelebmadoza@aim.com
  • anoledbayer@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotto 2010_southafricaworldcup <lotto2010_southafricaworldcup@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:38:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON COCACOLA AWARD PROMOTION (CONGRATULATIONS) CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT NOW



THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT COCA COLA.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27 011 76 45323(LANDLINE)(EXT 235)
SW1V 3DW SOUTH AFRICA

YOU HAVE WON COCA COLA RAFFLE DRAW



Congratulations ,your email is among the lucky winning that won the lottery computer ballot system,seleted through
email Address of individul /compnies.You luckly won the sum of £ 1,000,000.00{ONE MILLION POUNDS}Each in the just
concluded draw held to support 2010 worldcup .sponsored BY CANADIAN Coca cola company, cocacola south africa, british
american tobacco companies ,Hyundai motors company south africa.All participants "email address" were selected through
a computer balloting system drawn from two millions email address from Canada, Australia, United States,Asia, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program promoting 2010 worldcup.
In view of this, your £ 1,000,000.00{ONE MILLION POUNDS STERLLINGS}would be released to you by an accredited commercial
Bank as soon you contact our claim agent.
for prize claiming,Call Mr.KELEB MADOZA a on this phone number :+27 832108873.
email him on: kkelebmadoza@aim.com
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
Mr.KELEB MADOZA
TELEPHONE NO:+27 832108873.
Email:
AND CONTACT OUR FOREIGN SERVICE REMITTANCE OFFICE LONDON ON HIS EMAIL
Mr ANOLED BAYER
FOREIGN SERVICE REMITTANCE OFFICE LONDON ,
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.
Email:anoledbayer@aim.com
TeleFax:+2786 607 8222
And also provide the following information for the processing of your winning fund.
NAME:...........................
ADDRESS:....................
NATIONALITY:......................
SEX:.............................
AGE:............................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:....................................
AMOUNT WON:..........................
Your Email Attached to Ticket No: (7YZ206) and ballot No: BT120/A)
Yours Faithfully,
Management.
Call Mr. KELEB MADOZA
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs BARBRA WALKER.
Co-coordinator
1550 KINGSTONE AVU, CENTRAL LONDON, K7M 9E3
Open 7 days 7am-8pm.


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