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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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.
  • info_firstbank@financemail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AFRICA SOUTH" <south6@student.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 05:20:57 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE AWARD OF USD$1,000,000,00


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* *
*South African Football Association*
****
** * SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP
LOTTERY 2010*
** ***
*
** *Lottery Headquarters:
51, Brixton Court,
Carlton,East Gate
Johannesburg.***
** **
** *

*
** * CONGRATULATIONS. THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION,SAFA IS PROUD TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE
JUST WON ONE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS(US$1,000,000).

THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT AND FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION, SAFA WITH FIFTY-SIX,56 COOPERATE BODIES.

SOUTH AFRICA WILL BE HOSTING THE SOCCER WORLD CUP IN
THE YEAR 2010.THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER WORLD CUP TO
BE HELD IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. AND WE ARE
CELEBRATING THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS
LOTTO LOTTERY. WE ARE ALSO USING THIS LOTTERY TO CREATE
AWARENESS TOWARDS THE HOSTING OF THE WORLD CUP IN 2010
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

DON'T BE SURPRISE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS.
THE AIMS OF THIS LOTTERY IS TO SURPRISE OUR WINNERS.
*
** *
HOWEVER NO PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN BEFORE YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS WAS PICKED FOR THIS LOTTERY.GENERALLY
EMAIL ADDRESS ARE PICKED, THE DRAWS
ARE PROCESSED BY THE COMPUTER THROUGH A SPECIAL
PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIAL DESIGNED FOR THIS LOTTERY, THE
PROGRAM IS KNOWN AS RANDOM ACCESS PROGRAM (RAP)

*Please endeavor to quote your Qualification Numbers (A-222-6747,N-900-56)
in all discussions.Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.
** *
CLAIMING OF YOUR PRIZE

FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND TO THE PAYING BANK WITH THE BELOW STATED
CONTACT INFORMATION.

1.YOUR NAME............................

2.YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN...............

3.YOUR OCCUPATION......................

4.PHONE/FAX............................

5.AGE/SEX..............................

6.MARITAL STATUS.......................

7.INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE...............................

8.QUALIFICATION NUMBER**...............................*

*
****************************************************
Bank Name: FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
Contact Person: Mr. Van Robben
Email:info_firstbank@financemail.net
Tel: +234 36 954 855
*
ALL PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED TWO WEEKS FROM THE DATE YOU RECEIVED THE
NOTIFICATION MAIL,
AFTER WHICH CLAIMING OF PRIZES WILL STOP.

*
** *For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep
this information confidential from the public until
your claim is processed and your prize released to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.*
** **
** *
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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****
** ** Parreira
** *
*
** *South African Coach*
** * *
** * *
** ** **
** *Sincerely,
Rev. JAN KOOPMANN
Promotions Manager
World cup 2010
South Africa Lotto Lottery *
*
*

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