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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")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • grey1kuta@tsamail.co.za
  • grey2kuta@tsamail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gerald Jordaan" <geraldjordaan3@mobimail.mn>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:38:16 -0700
Subject: ***CONGRATULATION ***


*GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!*
*SOUTH AFRICAN **2010 FIFA **LOTTERY **2008*
*Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04 & Batch: 12/25/DC34 RE:LOTTO *
*Grey Kuta Email: **grey1kuta@tsamail.co.za* <grey1kuta@tsamail.co.za>
*Grey Kuta Email:* *grey2kuta@tsamail.co.za* <grey2kuta@tsamail.co.za>* *
*Tele Phone: * *00 27 730189517*
**
**
FROM: GERALD JORDAAN,
ANNOUNCEMENT

We happily announce to you the draw (#1012) of the *South **Africa* *2010
FIFA world Cup*, online Sweepstakes International Program, Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:(48)(31)(30) (25)(23) (20) Bonus ball (10).

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus
bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $*520,000.00
USD* (*FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS*) In cash credited
to file KPC/9080118308/02. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are
listed online this promotion takes place weekly.

South Africa 2010 FIFA world Cup,* Agent claims office copyright or other
intellectual property infringement can be contacted as follows: You have
to claim your prize our Immediately Paying bank South Africa / London.Our
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him. 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. *
**
*You are advice to send the below required information to the Winnings
claims agent officer
so as to actualize the processing and subsequent release of your won funds.

And Also Provide The Following Details For The Processing Of Your Winning
Fund:-

************ FULL NAME:*
************* TELEPHONE NO:
************ ADDRESS / CITY :
************ COUNTRY ORIGIN :
************ AGE:
************ GENDER :
************ OCCUPATION:*
*
*
** *Name:* *Grey Kuta*
*Tele Phone:* *00 27 7301 89517*
*Grey Kuta Email: **grey1kuta@tsamail.co.za* <grey1kuta@tsamail.co.za>
*Grey Kuta Email:* *grey2kuta@tsamail.co.za* <grey2kuta@tsamail.co.za>* ** *
*
*Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
****************************** ****************************** ********
*Sincerely,
Mr. Gerald Jordaan/ Announcement South Africa
Mr. Alexandra Davis
South Africa zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.*

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