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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "global mega lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447031868734 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claimagent2010salottopromo@lycos.com
  • mrjamesngobe@hotmail.com
  • mr_van_brandis@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto sainternational" <lotto2010sainternational1039@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:59:41 -0700
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM: (CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT)


CONGRATULATION **
*GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY LOTTERY SA** 2010 WORLD* *CUP LOTTERY** 2010SOUTH
AFRICAN WORLD CUP LOTTERY *
**
** * CONGRATULATIONS!


WINNING NOTIFICATION
* **
*The Global Megal Lottery Promotion team is proud inform you that you have
won US$ 2,000,000.00* *Your E-mail address is one of 20
lucky Addresses which have won in the Monthly*
* Promotion. *

*See below how to claim your prize. *

*YOUR WINNING DETAILS *

*Your Winning Reference Number is: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 *
*Batch Number: 74-263-BBN. *
*TICKET NUMBER:100-309-7482 *
*SERIAL NUMBER:513-10 *
*WINNING NUMBERS:02,09,22,23,24,30(05) *

*We wish to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to have
won this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen this month
from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from
the web from which winners are selected. *
*You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the
processing of your claims.**This correspondence officially confirms that we
are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery
winnings Prize. Provided below is a Non resident claims form you are
required to completely fill with your correct information and submit it. We
look forward to receivng your information.*

*GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY 2010 WORLD CUP* *BRIEF INFORMATION: **There was a
computer ballot that was organized by the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY. Twenty (20)
winners were selected through a computer balloting system drawn at random
from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,Africa and
Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted
annually to create awareness for the 2010 Fifa World Cup to be hosted by
Africa for the first time in history.Fill the claim form below for your
claim while you contact your claim agent.*
* *
*2010 CLAIM FORM *
**
*NAMES IN FULL ______________________________________*

*ADDRESS_____________________________________________*

*CITY_____________________COUNTRY_________________*

* TEL: COUNTRY CODE (____) CITY CODE (_____) CUSTOMERS **NUMBER
(___________)*
**
**
*FAX: COUNTRY CODE (_____) CITY CODE (_____) CUSTOMERS NUMBER (__________)*

*MOBILE
NUMBER..............................................................................................
*
**
*REF. NO. ______________________BATCH NO.______________________*
**
TICKET
NUMBER:...........................................................................
**
SERIAL
NUMBER...........................................................................
**
*WINNING NUMBER ___________________________________________*

*AGE______________________________________________________*
**
*SEX*______________________________________________________
**
*WINNING AMOUNT: _________________________________________*

*YOUR WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ________________________________*

*YOUR OCCUPATION/BUSINESS.................................................*

* **Remember, you must contact our claim agent Mr.James for the processing
of your transfer payment.Send your winning details all the above
informations to his email address and call him to let him know that you have
contacted him through email. *
*Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program. *

*for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch
Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it! Our DUE PROCESS UNIT
(DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional
information and processes for the claims of your consultation prize. For due
processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer
MR. JAMES NGOBE who has been assigned to assist you.*

*You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT
AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the up coming 2010 FIFA world Cup,
which is to be host by South Africa.*
*TO FILE YOUR CLAIM...*
*Contact*

* Processing Manager: Mr. JAMES NGOBE*
*EMAIL:claimagent2010salottopromo@lycos.com*
* *:*mrjamesngobe@hotmail.com* <mrjamesngobe@hotmail.com>

*Mr. JAMES NGOBE*
*FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
AllStates Buildiing,
234, Woodmead Street,
9Th Floor Unit 999
Johannesburg
South Africa: *
*For further confirmation Please call DPU office at
*
*Tel : +27 -739769143*
* OR* *Foreign Department*
*Office*
*Mr.VAN BRANDIS*
*number 12, More Lane, Prestwich, Bury x4 15MQ,Lancashire,England,*
*United Kingdom*
*Tel:+44-7031868734.*
*EMAIL : **mr_van_brandis@yahoo.com* <mr_van_brandis@yahoo.com>
**
*PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS,YOU SHOULD NOT
EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS SO THAT THE SCAMMERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET
YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.*
*Please do not reply on this email instead;contact your claim officer with
details above.*
**
**
*GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY** SA*
*Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the last
date of this monthly program.*
**
***Do not forget to get us informed once you have received your winning
fund, to enable us to put it in our 2010 world*
* cup computer lottery data base.*
**
* *
*The International Mega Promotion team Congratulate you once again on your
winning. *
*Yours Faithfully,
MRS. ROSE HASSAN
(INFORMATION DEPARTMENT) *
N.B.. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact
your claims agent through his email contact above.
All participants below the age of 16 years old are automatically
disqualified.
Copyright Â(c) 2007 The Xanga <http://www.xanga.com/> web & South African
National lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. For Fifa 2010 SA.
**
* Copyright(c)2010 Fifa World Cup Promotions*

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