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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Benson Brown <philipdeneo08@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:51:22 +0200
Subject: Congratulation.............................




SA WORLD CUP LOTTERY,
ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES
12 VOLVET STRIGDON STR,
CNR GOLDEN GATE ESTATE,
CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA.
Ref: SAWCL/2031/8161/06
Batch: S5/A312-64

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR WINNING.
The South Africa world cup committe in conjuction with Vodacom,
organizers of the SA WORLD CUP LOTTERY,NATIONAL LOTTO,LOTTO PLUS.
Hereby announce to you the random of draw S1665 of our lottery
Taged MAKING 100 MILLIONAIRES,online Sweepstakes International
draw held on Wed 30th Aug 2007 in Cape Town,South Africa.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (19-21-22-38-44-49-45)
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category. You have
therefore been approved to claim this month eighteen million rand(R18,000,000)
approximately US$2,200,000, credited to file SAWCL/8025118308/04 with a
consolation prize of one prototype football of WORLD CUP 2010
and SA T-shirt .

Congratulations, this notification will also give you the chance of
watching the worlds greatest sporting event(WORLD CUP FIESTA)in the
rainbow nation of South Africa.

Send us the following details and we will contact you according for information
immediately for your payment.
(A) Your Name
(B) Telephone Number.

Dr Benson Brown.


Chairman Organizing Committe.



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