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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • paulmartins555@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3apaulmartins555@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ranson mark" <markranson30@mailbox.hu>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:20:04 +0000
Subject: Congratulation Dream Comes True


SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP
LOTTERY 2010
DEAR WINNER ,

We are pleased to announce to you that you are one of the 10 lucky winners
in the FreeLotto draw held on the 15th April 2008. All 10 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international
emails..World cup Draw. Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a
total payout of USD$ 500,000 [FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) only. Your
email address emerged along side 9 others as a category to winner in this
year's Annual.

The world cup lottery 2010 is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation,Coca Cola,Nokia,MTN,the Intel Group, Toyota ,Toshiba, Dell
computers, Mckintosh .And mostly 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 including football.And also to advertise
the South Africa 2010 World Cup world wide.We are proud to say that over US
$9 Million are won annually in more than 150 countries world wide.

World cup 2010 South Africa . Consequently,you have therefore been approved
for a total pay out of usd$500,000 [FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS only.The
following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) SAFANFA 1184204
(ii) S518BN

You are therefore advise to send the following information to the Cliams
Agent to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund.
1.Full name
2.Contact Address
3.Telephone Number
4. Marital Status
5.Occupation
6.Date of Birth
7.Country
8.cell phone

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is 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.Please be warned.
to file your claim,please contact our agent; Mr.Paul Martins
E-MAIL:paulmartins555@yahoo.com
<E-MAIL%3Apaulmartins555@yahoo.com>CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DR.Mark Ranson
Director SAFA
World cup 2010
South Africa

Anti-fraud resources:

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