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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "flash fortune lottery" (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 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.
  • +27731884464 (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.
  • f_f_lottery0@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: flash fortune lottery <ffortunery11@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:57:01 +0000
Subject: Re: WINNING NOTIFICATION:





FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY
OCT 30th 2007
WINNER OF THE
YOU ARE 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$ 2,100,000,00
PLEASE CONTACT
(Mr. Thomson Khumalo)
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
Email:f_f_lottery0@yahoo.co.uk
(UNIVERSAL LOTTERY)
PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on
OCT 30th 2007, of winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY 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$2,100,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 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. Thomson Khumalo
TEL:+27-73188 4464Universal Building, 210-211Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: f_f_lottery0@yahoo.co.uk1.FULL NAMES:-----
2.ADDRESS:----
3.SEX:----
4.AGE:----
5.MARITAL STATUS:-----
6.OCCUPATION:-----
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:-----
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:----
9. DRAW LUCKY NUMBERS:----
10.TICKET NUMBER:----
11.SERIAL NUMBER:----
12.AMOUNT WON:----
13. STATE:-----
14. COUNTRY----
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011
BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY 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, FLASH FORTUNE 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


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