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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +2348030508853 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: info@southafricanawardprogram.com
Date: 26 Oct 2007 21:30:29 +0530
Subject: SOUTHAFRICA WORLDCUP 2010 FREE LOTTO



Dear imran,
SOUTHAFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 FREE LOTTO
WESTHAVENWEG 65A
PRETORIA 1042AL
SOUTH AFRICA.

HOT LINE:+1(646)462-4762


WEBSITE:WWWsouthafricanawardprogram.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
FILE NUMBER:EG/008045160027/2006/2007/ CASH/3
BATCH NUMBER: 29000009888/CASH/3

ATTENTION: WINNER

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU TODAY FRIDAY, OCT 26, 2007 OF THE RELEASE OF THE SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 CASH FOUR PRIZE/AWARD PROGRAM HELD ON , OCT 20, 2007. YOUR NAME/COMPANY’S ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER:025-11-464-992-750 WITH SERIAL NUMBER:2113-05-46118 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBER:000-555-777 WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE PRIZE IN THE 3RD CATEGORY.YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OF US$600,000.00 ( SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ) IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO:EG/008045160027/2006/2007/CASH/3. THIS IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF US$9,756,820.00 ( NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ) SHARED AMONG ELEVEN INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY.

THE SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP LOTTERY 2010 IS PROUDLY ORGANZED BY THE MICROSOFT CORPORATION,CACO COLA,NOKIA,MTN,THE INTEL GROUP,TOYOTA,AMERICAN AWARD PROMOTION,TOSHIBA,DELL COMPUTERS,MCKINTOSH,AND MOSTLY BY THE SOUTH AFRIAN GOVERNMENT.THE WORLD CUP FREE LOTTERY DRAW IS HELD ONCE A YEAR.THIS AWARD IS SO ORGANIZED TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND COMPOTERS AROUND THE WORLD ALSO TO AVDERTISE THE SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP WORLDWIDE.

WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT OVER ( NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ) ARE WON ANNUALLY IN MORE THAN 150 COUNTRIES WORLD WIDE , WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA, CONSEQUENTLY,YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A TOTAL PAY OUT BY THE ECO BANK USD600,000.00(SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLER ONLY).

CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR WINNING MONEY IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCE COMPANY INSURED IN YOUR NAME ECO BANK,DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES,WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING NUMBERS TOP SECRET FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR WINNING MONEY IS TRANSFRRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.AS THIS IS PART OF OUR PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNWARRANTED TAKING OF AN ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM BY PARTICIPANTS.ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 75,000.00 NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS FROM EUROPE,AFRICA,ASIA, MIDDLE EAST,GULF COUNTIES,CANADA,AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.

FOR SECURITY REASONS:YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOU CLAIM YOUR PRIZE MONEY FROM THE ECO BANK.THIS IS PART OF OUR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THOS PROGRAM.PLEASE BE WARNED OVER THIS MATTER!


TO RECEIVE YOUR WINNING MONEY, PLEASE CONTACT OUR PAYING AGENT, MR. BENSON JAMES THE CLAIM DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER AFRICA. ON TEL: +234-8030-508853 OR EMAIL : info@southafricanawardprogram.com FOR PROCESSING AND THE TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATTER THAN NOV 20TH 2007. AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AS UNCLAIMED.NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QOUTE YOUR BATCH NUMBER IN EVERY OF YOUR COESPONDENCE WITH US OR OUR PAYING AGENT. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS,DO NOTIFY OUR PAYING AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SUMIT THIS INFORMATION TO THE CLAIM MANAGER:
1}FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:
2}COUNTRY:
3}TEL AND FAX NUMBER:
4}OCCUPATION:
5}MALE/FAMALE:



CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTION PROGRAM.


SINCERELY,

MRS. SUSAN ADAMS
(PROMOTION MANAGER DIRECTOR SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 LOTTERY )




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