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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
  • "universal crossing sa"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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 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.
  • prince.charleson01@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: daany jordaan111 <daany_jordaan111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <prince.charleson01@jmail.co.za>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:52:45 +0200
Subject: Contact:prince.charleson01@jmail.co.za



BID LOTTERY
OCTOBER 2007 YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA
YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$ 800,000,00 AND A FREE TICKET TO 2010 WORLD CUP HOSTING BY SOUTH--AFRICA .

PLEASE CONTACT (MR.PRINCE CHARLESON) YOUR CLAIM AGENT. FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ON PHONE NO. + 27- 83-963-1100, email: prince.charleson01@jmail.co.za

UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on OCTOBER 2007, of winners of the BID LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 7017-4162-1018, with serial number MH4710019 drew the lucky numbers 80, 35, 11, 72, 90, 41 and Bonus number 1 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011 BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$5,600,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS! To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim agent through the below information:

MR. PRINCE CHARLESONUNIVERSAL LOTTERY SA, Universal Building, 210-211Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.TEL: +27- 83-963-1100EMAIL: prince.charleson01@jmail.co.zaNOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent:

1.FULL NAME.............................2.POSTAL ADDRESS........................3.IDENTIFICATION NO.....................4.MARITAL STATUS .......................5.OCCUPATION ...........................6.AGE ..................................7.SEX ..................................8.NATIONALITY ..........................9.CONTRY OF RESIDENCE ..................10.TELEPHONE NUMBER ....................11.FAX NUMBER ..........................12.EMAIL ADDRESS .......................13.WINNING NUMBERS .....................14.REF NUMBERS .........................15.BATCH NUMBERS........................

BID LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely, MR. MERVIN NKUMATHE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, BID LOTTERY. Universal Building, 210-211Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 P.O. Box 91711, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA .THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT


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