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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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.
  • bongiwea@jmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "CINDY DLAMINI" <cdlamini65@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:18:01 +0200
Subject: DEAR INTERNET USER


*THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PRIVATE BAG X73
AUCKLAND PARK 2006
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
{CUSTOMER SERVICE}
REF; RSA /9820X2/6805
BATCH; 073/05/ZY368
OPERATED BY UTHINGO
MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION FINAL NOTIFICATION

WE HAPPILY ANNOUNCE TO YOU THE DRAW OF SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID
WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY GRANTED TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST BY
THE HONOURABLE FIFA PRESIDENT JOSEPH BLATTER,. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF THE SOUTH AFRCAN WORLD CUP BID COMMITTEE MR DANNY JORDAN IN RECOGNITION
OF THE SUCCESS ATTAINED BY THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA INTRODUCED THE
ONLINE VERSION /SPORTSTAKE, THE GAME TO WHICH THIS PROMOTION RELATES TO IS A
NATIONAL LOTTERY GAME AUTHORISED UNDER THE LOTTERIES ACT OF 1997 WHICH IS
BEING OPERATED BY UTHINGO MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD UNDER LICENCE FROM THE
NATIONAL LOTTERIES BOARD YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBERS,
B96677560456199 WITH, SERIAL NUMBER 97560 DREW THE WINNING NUMBERS,
6/8/27/17/36 WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY AWARD FOR YOU IN THE SECOND
CATEGORY, YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED AND ENTITLED TO CLAIM A TOTAL SUM
OF US$700,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) CREDITED TO
FILE NUMBER KTU/ 9023118308/08.

THIS IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE SHARED AMONG (7) LUCKY WINNERS IN THIS
CATEGORY (EXAMPLE) MATCH 6 PLUS BONUS. ALL PARTICIPANTS FOR THE ONLINE
VERSION WERE SELECTED AFTER A RANDOM COMPUTER DRAW SYSTEM FROM WORLD WIDE
WEB SITES AND EXTRACTED FROM OVER 500,000.00 UNIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, CORPORATE
BODIES AND INDIVIDUAL E-MAIL ADDRESSES THAT ARE LISTED ONLINE. THIS IS PART
OF THE COUNTRY'S PROGRAM TO RAISE FUND FOR THE WORLD CUP GAMES THAT WILL BE
STAGED IN 2010 AND ALSO TO RENOVATE THE STADIUMS AND FACILITIES, THE LOTTERY
IS EXPECTED TO RAISE US$1.5BN OVER THE NEXT ONE AND HALF YEARS TO CONTRIBUTE
ITS SHARE OF THE PUBLIC FUND TOWARDS THE WORLD CUP HOSTING, A FURTHER US$65M
WILL BE RAISED FROM COUNCIL TAX IN THE CITIES OF JOHANNESBURG AND CAPETOWN
AND ANOTHER US$25M FROM THE SOUTH AFRCAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WHILE SIMILAR
SUMS WILL BE RAISED FROM TICKET SALES, MARKETING , SPONSORSHIP AND THE SALE
OF THE TELEVISION RIGHTS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR LUCKY WINNING NUMBER FALLS WITHIN OUR AFRICAN
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN JOHANNESBURG AS INDICATED IN YOUR PLAY LOTTO
COUPON. IN VIEW OF THIS YOUR US$700.000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU THROUGH A CORRESPONDING BANK AS SOON
AS YOU FILE FOR YOUR PRICE CLAIM.

YOU ARE ADVICED TO KEEP YOPUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UP UNTIL YOUR
CLAIM IS PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU IN YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BY-LAW TAGGED IN THE CONFIDENTIAL CODE OF
CONDUCT.

THIS IS PART OF OUR PRECAUTIONERY MEASURE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR
REGISTRATION AND UNWARRANTED VIOLATION OF THE PROGRAM, PLEASE BE INFORMED
ABOUT THIS. TO FILE FOR YOUR PRIZE CLAIM CONTACT THE CLAIM OFFICER
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU MAY STAND A RISK OF LOOSING
THE PRIZE IF YOU FAIL TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM WITHIN FORTEEN DAYS FROM THE
DAY OF NOTIFICATION MESSAGE RECIEPT, TO BEGIN THE PRICE CLAIM PROCESS.

CLAIM OFFICER : BONGIWE ANDERSON.
OFFICIAL E-MAIL; (**bongiwea@jmail.co.za* <bongiwea@jmail.co.za>* or **
bongiwea@live.com* <bongiwea@live.com>*)

ENDEAVOUR TO SEND TO HIM AS WELL YOUR FULL NAMES, WINNNING NUMBERS, AGE ,
SEX, ADDRESS, NATIONALITY, OCCUPATION, PHONE- CELL AND FAX.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.
CINDY DLAMINI (MRS)*

*ONLINE ZONAL CORDINATOR FOR SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY SPORTSTAKE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM *

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