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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:

• 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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • +27781925898 (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.
  • canadian_lotteryoffice@hotmail.com
  • johnmark6050@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajohnmark6050@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lott canada" <lott23canada@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:30:14 -0700
Subject: Ms. Patricia Atkins


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*Ms. Patricia Atkins*

*Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw*

*1550 Princess Street*

*Kingston , ON , Canada , K7M 9E3*

*canadian_lotteryoffice@hotmail.com , *

*Congratulations, you have won Canada Lottery!*

*Attention: Customer AFRSA680*

*Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05*

*Batch No. Lotto 6/49*

* *

*WINNING NOTIFICATION*

* *

*The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010
Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa . We happily announce to you
the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs
*

* *

*Held on the sat 21TH 2008 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario Canada . Your
e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial
Number 46563760 drew the winning number June 21TH, *

* *

*6/ 7/ 14/ 16/ 17|27 {Number B0NUS 32 Number for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice
of the *

* *

*Lottery in the 2nd category of daily three. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05.
*

* *

*This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million dollars,
shared amongst the first One Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners
Worldwide *

* *

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*Please note that you're lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because
this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted
in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you *

* *

*Participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants
traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World
Cup 2010. In view of this, *

*Your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South
Africa . *

*Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent's *

*Mr. John Mark *

* *

*Office. Tell +27-78-192-5898 *

*EMAIL: johnmark6050@yahool.com *

*All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10, 000, 00 companies and
personal e-mails. *

*For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning*

*Information confidential till your claims 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 by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned! To file for your claim,
*

*Please contact our agent *

*MR JOHN MARK *

*TEL: 27-78-192-5898, *

*EMAIL:johnmark6050@yahoo.com <EMAIL%3Ajohnmark6050@yahoo.com> *

* *

*So that he can process your winnings for quick and urgent release of your
fund. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent. *

*Please furnish us urgently with the following information *

* *

*REFERENCE NUMBER: *

* *

*TICKET NUMBER: *

* *

*BATCH NUMBER: *

* *

*SERIAL NUMBER: *

* *

*WINNING NUMBER *

* *

*FULL NAME OF CLAIMANT: *

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*PASSPORT/ ID NUMBER:*

* *

*COMPANY NAME *

* *

*TELPHON NUMBER *

* *

*FAX NUMBER *

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*PHYSICAL ADDRESS: *

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*ACOUNT DETAILS: *

* *

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*BANK NAME:*

* *

*DETAIL OF ACCOUNT DESIGNATED BY THE CLAIMANT TO COLLECT THE PRIZE MONEY
MUST INCLUDE THE BANK SWIFT CODE OR ABA ROUTING NUMBERS.*

* *

* *

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*Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that
has ensured that you won this competition.*

*Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery*

*program.*

* *

*Yours Sincerely,*

*Ms. Patricia Atkins*

*NOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for *

*Sat 21TH June 6 / 7/ 14 /16 |17/ 27/ Number B0NUS 32 *

*visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/index.html *

*confirm under lotto 6/49*

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