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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • ",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.
  • +27730219111 (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.
  • 3astevemokoena@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: felix themba <mrfelixthemba@live.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:40:58 +0200
Subject: CANADIAN LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.


*

Canada Lottery/Ontario 49 Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw=20
1550 Princess Street=20
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3=20
mrfelixthemba@live.com
Attention: Customer AFRSA680=20
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/08=20
Batch No. Ontario 49 WINNING NOTIFICATION=20

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 201=
0 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.=20
We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2010 World Cup P=
romotional Draw held on the Sat Aug 2

2008 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attac=
hed to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, w ith Serial Number 46563 760 dr=
ew the winning numbers 17 37 38 43 47 48 with a bonus Number 33 for Ontari=
o 49 Lotto under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of bi-weekl=
y six. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1.500,0=
00.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash cr=
edited to file EAAL/851OYHI/08.=20

This is from a total cash prize of US $150,000,000.00 Million dollars, sha=
red amongst the first One Hundred (100) lucky winners in this category Wor=
ldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro b=
ooklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, b=
ecause 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 e=
nable you participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participa=
nts traveling on an all expense paid trip to S outh Africa for the Soccer =
World Cup 2010.=20

In view of this, your US$1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand U=
nited States D ollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercia=
l Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the pr=
ocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our A=
frican Agent's office.=20

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through c=
omputer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and perso=
nal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning in=
formation confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitt=
ed to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is par=
t of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted ab=
use of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!=20

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in South Af=
rica immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of you=
r fund, cont act information is as follows: Name :Mr Felix Themba, email: =
**mrfelixthemba@live.com* [http://mailto%0A+%3Astevemokoena@gmail.com/]* P=
hone +27 73 021 9111 to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please=
quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated a=
gents.=20
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 ou=
r Promotional Lottery program.Yours Sincerely,=20


Ms. Ms. Lorraine .O. Adams
NOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for the Sat Aug 2 2008 dr=
aw, visit: http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx=3Fid=3D8*


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