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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:
  • "claims 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)
  • ",500,000" (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 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.
  • +27734724255 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866624255 (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.
  • omegacrosdelivery@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • stephenmoloi@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WORLD CUP LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA 2010" <2010worldcuplotto09@mobimail.mn>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:07:59 +0200
Subject: THE SAFA INFORMATION MANAGER


[image: South African Flag]
**

*SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.
#28 RIVONIA ROAD, APT 322, GLASS BUILDING.
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

CONGRATULATIONS *

*THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (SAFA) IS PROUD TO INFORM YOU TODAY,
THAT YOU HAVE JUST WON THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS (US$850,000.00) FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY
PROGRAMM. THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF US$17,000,000.00 SHARE D
AMONG THE TWENTY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS.

THIS LOTTERY DRAW IS SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
(SAFA) IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBA LL ASSOCIATION
(FIFA).*

*THIS IS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST EVER WORLD CUP TO BE HELD IN THE
CONTINENT OF AFRICA VIA SOUTH AFRICA.WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS LOTTERY AND ALSO USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE
AWARENESS TO THE ENTIRE WORLD TOWARDS THE HOSTING OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

DON'T BE SURPRISE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS. **PARTICIPANTS WERE
SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 2,500,000 EMAIL
ADDRESSES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES FROM ALL PART OF THE WORLD AS PART OF
OUR WORLD CUP HOSTING AWARENESS PROMOTION PROGRAM.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER 100-309-7482, WITH SERIAL
NUMBER 513-10 DREW THE LUCK Y NUMBERS 12, 19, 29, 30, 37, 40 WITH BONUS
NUMBER 2.**YOUR WINNING REFRENCE NUMBERS ARE SAF/437/ZA61, AND THE BATCH
NUMBERS ARE SA/FA935/Z7L AND THE INSURANCE NUMBERS ARE FLS433/453L/GMSA . *

*TO CLAIM YOUR CASH PRIZE, CONTACT YOUR PROCESSING MANAGER (CLAIMS AGENT).

COMPANY NAME: OMEGA GLOBAL SA
CONTACT PERSON: Dr.Moloi Stephen
TEL: +27 73 472 4255
FAX :+27 86 662 4255
EMAIL; **omegacrosdelivery@gmail.com*<http://us.mc344.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=omegacrosdelivery@gmail.com>
*
EMAIL; **stephenmoloi@myway.com*<http://us.mc344.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=stephenmoloi@myway.com>

*Provide him with the information below:*

*1. NAME:
2. ADDRESS:
3. MARITAL STATUS:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. AGE:
6. SEX:
7. NATIONALITY:
8. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
9. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10. FAX NUMBER:
11. EMAIL ADDRESS:
12. REF/BATCH NUMBERS:

PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFRENCE, BATCH AND INSURANCE NUMBERS
IN ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

NOTE; FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ADVISE YOU TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS
SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC UNTILL YOUR FUND IS TRANSFERED TO YOU, THIS IS TO
AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM ME BY NON
PARTICIPANTS.ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED AND
INSURED ON YOUR EMAIL NAME WITH "OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY", HERE IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

Sincerely,

(Mrs.) Mercy Martins
(THE SAFA INFORMATION MANAGER)*

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