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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:
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • +27731176357 (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.
  • loprogram3@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY PROMO" <loprogram@lotprog.com>
Reply-To: loprogram3@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:13:34 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING




>From :Lotto Manager South African 2010 World Cup Lottery Online 2008
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon Rd
Calton Building RM 108, JHB South African
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:
06.08.10.19.30.42,

South African 2010 World cup lottery Million Promotion team & Online Lottery is proud to Inform you that you have won US$1,500,000.00 (One million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

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:

South African 2010 World cup lottery International 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 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.

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

International remittance/payment consultation officer below:
South African 2010 World cup lottery International
processing Manager: MR.TIM FRIDAY
EMAIL:loprogram3@hotmail.com
TELL +27-73-117-6357


PROVIDE OUR CLAIM DEPARTMENT WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW:
1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:.............................................
3.Marital Status:....................................
4.Occupation:........................................
5.Age:....................................................
6.Sex:.....................................................
7.Nationality:.........................................
8.Residence:..........................................
9.Telephone Number:.............................
10.Fax Number:......................................
11. Winning Number:..............................
12. Amount Worn:...................................
13. Batch Number:..................................
14.Bank Account Number........................

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

Our International remittance Office (IRO) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize. MR.TIM FRIDAY has been assigned to assist you and your claims will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board.

Congratulations once again.
Regards,
Hilda Lee (Mrs).
Notification Officer
South African 2010 World cup lottery International Promotion Team

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 would be required to adopt parental guidelines prior to claim proceedings.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

South African 2010 World cup lottery is all about Creating awarness for 2010 FIFA World Cup that will be held here in South Africa 2010


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