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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27827195295 (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.
  • cup@yahoo.com
  • chrssphlp@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: lotto board <lotobrd34@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:25:15 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER




FAIR RAND MEGA

LOTTERY SA

CONGRATULATIONS! A G R E A T W I N N I N G

Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion team & Online Lottery
24hrs Tel: +27-827-195-295
Tele/Fax: +27-866-131-918
Email: saworldcup__cup@yahoo.com
===================================================
CONGRATULATIONS
The Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion team & Online Lottery is proud to Inform you that you have won €950,000.00(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro.)

WHY YOU HAVE WON

Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the
Weekly Promotion.

HOW DID YOU WIN

The Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion, is a new Internet based Lottery,Whereby internet/email server, this email, select all winners Server visits all Internet providers and email address around the globe and all country web based abbreviations, as you Have .ca in Canada and .uk in United Kingdom, AOL and hotmails.

We select one million email addresses from all over the globe (Asia,Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Australia) To run the draw; this is a bonus from African Microsoft Society to email Users. After the draw 7 email addresses become the winning e-mail address.

THIS IS YOUR DETAILS ON THE WINNINGS
Reference Number is: PPT/KMP/770
Batch Number: 5050/820/69.
TICKET NUMBER: 700-45309-7482
SERIAL NUMBER: 515-10-29080
WINNING NUMBERS: 40,22,8,7,39,12+(01)

Just contact our processing agent / Africa regional Claim department below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote Your Serial and Batch Number and Winning Email Address for easy processing Of your prize.


International remittance/payment consultation officer below:

FAIR RAND MEGA MILLION PROMOTIONS
Claims Agent: MR. CHRIS PHILIP
Email: chrssphlp@yahoo.com
Tel : +27-827-195-295


Congratulations again and have a lot of fun

You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, is sponsoring this program to create awareness for the upcoming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.



You would be require by the Bank that is handling your fund, to incure minor expenses that would arise from the payment of bank clearance charges before they would finally credit your prize into your designated bank account in your country.

IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.
Congratulations once again.

Regards,
Hilda Lee (Mrs).
Notification Officer
Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion



Contact your claim officer with details above

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