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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27794733632 (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.
  • canada2010_claim_agent@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: canada lottery <canada_2010_draws51@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <canada2010_claim_agent@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:37:10 +0000
Subject: Canada Lottery Winning Notification...







From: Ms.Patricia Atkins Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
canada2010_claim_agent@yahoo.ca

Congratulations, you have won Canada Lottery!

Attention: Customer AFRSA680 Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05 Batch No. Ontario 49



WINNING NOTIFICATION

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa. We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Sat 29th September, 2007 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 0f Sat 29th September, 2007 are; 15-19-20-23-25-30 and Bonus # 16 for ONTARIO 49 lotto under the choice of the lottery in the 1st category of daily three. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05.


This is from a total cash prize of US $4,200,000.00 shared amongst the first (60) lucky winners in this category Worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Euro/Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept secret to enable you participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010. In view of this, your US$700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African claim agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you obtain your winning certificates.


All participants of this lottery were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are 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 unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please call/contact the claim agent at the below address:

Dr.Dennis Young
Email:Canada2010_claim_agent@yahoo.ca
Phone:+2779 473 3632


Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms.Patricia Atkins.

Note:To confirm your winning number:
Visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8

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