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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:
  • ",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.
  • +27741875206 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: south africa 2010 promotion <fifa15_southafrica2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:46:02 +0300
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!



FIFA GAME AWARD PROMOTIONSBZ/GP004 ONLINE DRAWOUR REF:#457UCRP AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded Fifa Promo 2007 Award PROMOTIONS quater email final draws held on (29th October, 2007) by SAFA and FIFA Organisation in conjunction with the South African Football Association (SAFA) 2010 Board of trustees, your email was among the 3 Lucky winners who won USD$2,780,000:00(TWO Million SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) (EGIVALENT IN SOUTH AFRICA RANDS) each on the THE FIFA PROMO AWARD. However the results were released on (16th Otober, 2007) and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT: 12052007/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all em
ail addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Lottery is approved by the South Africa Gaming Board and also licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. In other to claim your USD$2,780,000:00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated courier. However, you will have to fill the WINNERS CLAIM FORM from the website (www.fifagame2010.co.za) and send it to the Promotion manager of THE FEDERATION OF FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BOARD for verification and then you will be directed on how to claim your USD$2,780,000:00 which has already been deposited in the Bank in your favour. Due to intenet fraud, we do advice that Winners must NOT fill their Account In
formation in the form,our paying bank will be contacting you on how you will be able to collect your prize from your local bankPlease you are advised to complete the first space provided in the Application form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.Contact the Promotional Manager immediately via: Name : Mr Bernad MuntaguEmail:winnersfile@fifagame2010.co.zaEmail:winnersfile@pnetmail.co.zaPhone :+27 74 187 5206Fax: +27 11 219 7215Website: www.fifagame2010.co.za You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important, as a case of double claims will not be entertained). Staffs of FIFA/SAFA Promo Organisation and the Board of Trustees of Safa Organisation are not to partake in this Lottery. Accept my hearty congratulations once again! Yours faithfully, Ms Elizabeth P.Macson Client Manager
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