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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +27733756625 (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.
  • aderson_kumalo2004@yahoo.com
  • uklott5a@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: lottery lottery <lotter_f@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:16:35 +0200
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY







THE NATIONAL LOTTERYP O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL TEL/FAX: + (44) 703 190 2010


NATIONAL LOTTERY LUCKY PROGRAM #900
You Have Just Won $ 820,000,00 (Eight Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollar)

CONGRATULATIONS!
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSCall Now
Mr.Aderson Kumalo
+ 27 73 3756625E-mail@aderson_kumalo2004@yahoo.com
E-mail@uklott5a@hotmail.co.uk
CS No: 680 NCA 85900Ref No: EAASL/94-6OYI-04 Batch No: 11/6/DC34 BBNZonal Draw No: GMLA2-005Grand Draw No: 900
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,

We are happily to announce to you winner of the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on November 9th 2007 in Liverpool United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number B9564 75604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus ball 5 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.(ct.02).
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAASL 30/10/02/0P1. This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million United States Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and Thirty Four (134) lucky winners in this category worldwide.

Please note that you’re lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Southern Africa as indicated in your play coupon and your winning prize has been insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC).
In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you immediately you contact our agent office in Southern Africa where your winning number falls.
To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in Southern Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund.

Contact information:
Mr.Aderson Kumalo
Regional ManagerOverseas Subscribers Agents Africa16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road Auckland Park 101 ZA-2006 JohannesburgTel: + 27 73 3756625 E-mail@aderson_kumalo2004@yahoo.com
E-mail@uklott5a@hotmail.co.uk
Please be warned : For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be informed that you should claim your winning prize on or before November30th 2007 To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Teresa Allan.United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Richard WatsonUnited Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.
John BranscombeDirector of Security and Facilities.
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