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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • bsa2010@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: swiss board <bsa_j10@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:12:44 +0200
Subject: Email Lottery You Won(US$1M)( Congrats)




(Swiss Board)South Africa 2010
Soccer World Cup Lottery:
Hauptstrasse 239
8274 Tägerwilen
Switzerland


WINNING INFORMATION
Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02

We happily announce to you the draw of the Swiss South Africa 2010 world cup lottery bid online programs held today the 21st of June 2008 in Geneva (Switzerland) to support and promote South African 2010 world cup, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:01-6-2-13-35-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.
This now would enable you receive the sum of US$1,000,000,00 (US$1M) allocated to file SBSA00000176.

As aresult of this lucky draw, this amount would be released to you by our affiliate
office in South Africa (South African Gaming Commission).

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him and call him on the phone.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. Please contact our fiduciary agent in South Africa with your details for processing of your claims.

NAME:..................................
NATIONALITY / COUNTRY:...........................
PHONE/MOBILE:.................................

Send Replies to Email: bsa2010@webmail.co.za [mailto:bsa2010@webmail.co.za]

Tel Helpline: 00 27 73 288 1091
Fiduciary Agent : Dr.Joe Smith

Email: bsa2010@webmail.co.za [mailto:bsa2010@webmail.co.za]

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Simmon Russells.
Zonal Coordinator ( Switzerland )
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