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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • " finance and securities, s.l" (no such agent exists)
• 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 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.
  • james_baloyi@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jamesbaloyi@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: omega lottery <omegalottt076@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 05:45:52 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:



FAIR RAND MEGA MILLION PROMOTION TEAM &ONLINE LOTTERY COMPANY.


Attention: Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result 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 Sterling Pounds.). NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on email or phone.

REDBOATH FINANCE AND SECURITIES, S.LContact person: Mr. James BaloyiTell: 27-8343 655 21.
Fax: 27-8651122398Email: james_baloyi@hotmail.co.uk or jamesbaloyi@hotmail.co.uk
Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent (Mr. James Baloyi)

PROMOTION DATE: 8nd Jenuary 2008.REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
FILE NUMBER: 02993/FMP786

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

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.

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.

The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which is addressed. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is highly prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for the improper transmission of communication or for any delay in its receipt.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Maria Andy THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR
_________________________________________________________________
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