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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:
  • "federation international de football association" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "kim lottery" <kim10@kimlottery.bravehost.com>
Reply-To: claims@kimlottey.00cash.com
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:52:37 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE OUR 2008 PRIZE MONEY WINNER (CONGRATULATION)


K.I.M online Promotions
Scientific Email Internet Program

Your Email Address has been Chosen.

You have been approved for The Star Prize Of $1,980,000.00 dollars of
Sciatic Email Internet Program.

K.I.M JACKPOTS PROGRAM!!!

We are pleased to inform you of your Email Success in our Scientific Email
Internet Program made on the 17th May April 2008 of winners from the KIM
ONLINES PROMOTIONS, as part of our Promotional Draws HELD ON May 2008.This
is a Scientific Computer Game in which your Email Address was used. It is a
Promotional Program that encourages Internet Users; therefore you do not
require buying Ticket to enter for it.

Your Email Address attached to Ticket No: 16,18,29,33,37,42,35 drew the
Lucky No: 13,21,22,35,38,41 and Bonus No: 6 consequently won in the 3rd
Category. You have therefore been approved to a claim Star Prize of
$1,980,000.00 (One million Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand United
States Dollars Only) in cash credited to File No: 20080571RSA. This is from
a Total Cash Prize of $5,856,900.00 shared amongst the One Hundred and
Seventy (170) Lucky Winners in Millionaire's Club in 3rd Category. This is
your Winning Details;

Amount Won : $1,980,000.00
Ticket No : 16,18,29,33,37,42,35
Lucky No : 13,21,22,35,38,41 Bonus 6
Batch No : ZAR/74027530/2008
Reference No : ZAR/35474273/2008
File No : 20080571RSA

To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim Department through the
below Information:

MR.WILLAIMS FISHER
K.I.M ONLINE PROMOTIONS
Tel: 27 74 151 7585
Fax: 27 86 560 1007
Email: claims@kimlottey.00cash.com

NOTE: The Validity period of the winnings is for (10) Working Days, of your
reply to the Agency; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately,
any claim not made before this date will be returned as
UNCLAIMED.

Please, remember to quote your Reference and Batch Numbers and other
information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences
with your Claims Department. Congratulations'' once again from all our Staff
and thank you for being part of our Promotions Program.

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Lynn M. Fox
Promotions Manager
Zec Online Promotions

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY:SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTED BY:
(Federation International de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT.

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