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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +27787818035 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27865100407 (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.
  • mr.jakoolivier@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Valerie Sutton" <s.worldcup2010@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.jakoolivier@winning.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:24:13 -0700
Subject: Contact: Mr. Jako Olivier


ESPANA MEGA MILLION/SA INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE
MADRID SPAIN/SOUTH AFRICA
BANK OF SPAIN/MICROSOFT HOUSE, SOUTH AFRICA.
DIRECTOR: MR. JAKO OLIVIER

REF NO: ZAR/3292701/ESPANA.
MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9466041
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
MADRID SPAIN/SOUTH AFRICA

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY 'B' DRAWS


Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL
LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 15th, JULY 2008. Your company or your
personal e-mail address, won in the second lottery category 002.You are
therefore been approved for lump sums pay of $2,800,000.00 TWO MILLION,
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. In cash Credited to file REF
NO: ZAR/3292701/ESPANA. And MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIPS NO: 9466041, you are the
second lucky winner of the total winners of 10.


You all won $2.8, Million Dollars each. All the 10 participants were
selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each
continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote
the use of emails all over the World, and to promote the use of Microsoft
Office. Your funds have been insured with your REF NO: ZAR/3292701/ESPANA.
To claim your winning prize ($2.8, Million Dollars), you must first, contact
the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize
money to you. The claims processor is:


File/Claims Officer
Mr. Jako Olivier
Financier Director,
Tel: +27-787-818-035
Fax: +27-865-100-407
Email: mr.jakoolivier@winning.com


Endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (REF NO: ZAR/3292701/ESPANA)
in all your correspondence with Mr. Jako Olivier Please note that this
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS are administered by a
USA Bank and therefore subject to USA Banking Laws. You are by all means
advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have collected
your donation, this is to avoid double and unqualified claim, due to
beneficiaries informing third parties on cash grant donation. Please furnish
with the following information. Name, Cell no, ref no


On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations!!!


Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Valerie Sutton
20 Kensington church st
Madrid Spain.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam