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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)
  • "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 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.
  • gnlall@mighty.co.za
  • gnlal@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gidani5 Gazeta.pl" <gidani5@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: gnlal@executivemail.co.za
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:46:56 +0200
Subject: FROM GIDANI NATIONAL/AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD


*FROM: MRS MERCY GRAHAM
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NATIONAL LOTTERY
PRIVATE BAG X130
HALFWAY HOUSE
MIDRAND, 1685

ANNOUNCED DATE: JUNE 2008
TICKET NO: 475061725
SERIAL NO: 7056490902/188
BATCH NO: 7741137002
WINNING NO: 31-01-37-04-32-13 BONUS 16

CONGRATULATIONS

ATTENTION: WINNER,

We are delighted to inform you of your lottery winning prize on the JUNE
2008 from the Gidani National Lottery/ Australian International Lottery
program. Your name was attached to ticket number; 475061725, serial number
no: 7056490902/188,batch no: 7741137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 31-01-37-04-32-13 bonus number 16, which consequently won the
lottery in the second category. You hereby approved a sum of US$750,000.00
(SEVEN HUNHRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02
from the total cash prize of US$12,000,000.00 shared among sixteen lucky
winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand names and email addresses from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of
our international promotions program.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by Gidani the National Lottery's
Operator, works in collaboration with the National Lotteries Board and
Australian International Lottery program as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities, to ensure that the most
Effective service is offered to our winners within the responsible gaming
framework at all times .
Further more your name and email address falls within our African
representative office in Johannesburg South Africa . As indicated in your
play coupon and your prize of US$750,000.00 will be released to you from
this regional Head office in Johannesburg .

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. How to claim your prize
simply contact our Co-ordinator, Mr. Paul Kruger to file for your claim.


Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and
address to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all
winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your
claim is processed and your prize is released to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before 30/07/2008 otherwise all funds
will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.

Congratulations once again!!!


Kind Regards
MRS MERCY GRAHAM
PROMOTIONS MANAGER

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.

CONTACT OUR CO-ORDINATOR:-
MR.PAUL KURGER
NATIONAL LOTTERY
PRIVATE BAG X130
HALFWAY HOUSE
MIDRAND, 1685
TEL: 27 83-955-6691
FAX: 27 86-511-9192

EMAILS:** gnlall@mighty.co.za *
* **gnlal@executivemail.co.za* <gnlal@executivemail.co.za>
* **


For your claim provide us with the under listed information as soon as
Possible:
1. NAME IN FULL: ................................
2. ADDRESS: .....................................
3. NATIONALITY: .................................
4. AGE: .........................................
5. SEX..........................................
6. PHONE: .......................................
7. FAX: ........................................
8.WINNING REFERENCES:
TOTAL AMOUNT
WON......$750.000 US DOLLARS.
Ref No: ........................................
Batch No: ............................................
Winning No: ........................................


ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.*

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