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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")
  • ",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.
  • +27783914006 (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.
  • georgenthemba009@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mega mega <mega20104@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:11:50 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP PROMOTION
AWARD.







SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL FREE LOTTERY DRAW. 2nd Floor SABC Universal Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear Winner ,


We are happy to announce you as one of the 80 lucky winners in our South African 2010 world Cup Free Lottery draw held on the 8th day of November 2007 at about 11:23am South African Time. All 80 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch Number of 20,000,000, 00 international and local internet emails.

You have therefore been approved for a total payout of £750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds Only). Your email address emerged along side with 79 other Winners as a category to the winners in this year's Annual Lottery Program which will be holding once every year till the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS in South Africa.

The 2010 world cup free lottery promotion is proudly sponsored by the MICROSOFT CORPORATION, COCA COLA, NOKIA, MTN, THE INTEL GROUP, TOYOTA, TOSHIBA, DELL COMPUTERS, MCKINTOSH, and most by the SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT.

The world cup free lottery draw is held once a year. And is so organized to encourage the use of internet and computers and also to advertise the South Africa 2010 World Cup world wide. We are proud to say that over £60 Million are won annually in more than 150 countries world wide.

You have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds Only).

The following particulars are your Winning Informations:
Your winning Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188Your Serial Number: 5388/02Your lucky draw Numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7
Bonus Number: 12
Reference Number: BTL/491OXI/04
File Number: KPC/9080118308/02Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA


PLEASE BE WARNED : For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till you claim your prize money. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

You are advised to complete the form below and send it immediately to your Claim Agent Mr. George Nthemba through his email address below for prompt collection of your winning fund.



=========================================================================== APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official Notification Letter) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FULL NAME OF WINNER]....................................................

[RESIDENT ADDRESS]...........................................................[STATE].......................................................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION].............................................................[DATE OF BIRTH]........../........./............ [SEX]....................... [OCCUPATION]........................................................................[TEL/FAX]...................................................................................
=========================================================================== [TICKET NUMBER]..................................................................

[SERIAL NUMBER]..................................................................
[LUCKY NUMBER]...................................................................
[FILE NUMBER].........................................................................
===========================================================================
Call him on Tel: + 27 78 391 4006 as soon as you receive this notification so that he can help you secure your file for your payment.
HIS CONTACT DETAILS ARE:

NAME: MR. GEORGE NTHEMBA EMAIL ADDRESS: georgenthemba009@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +27 78 391 4006 .

FOREIGN SERVICE AGENT, JOHANNESBURG 2007SOUTH AFRICA

WELLCOME TO SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WOLD CUP





SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD 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.

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT






Sincerely Yours,


THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY. 2nd Floor SABC Universal Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa.


Mrs Julia Hudson

FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR WINNING FUND CONTACT:

NAME: MR. GEORGE NTHEMBA.
EMAIL ADDRESS: georgenthemba009@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +27 78 391 4006.
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