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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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.
  • +27782013197 (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.
  • ukclaimoffice.pedro203@gmail.com
  • johnny.brwn1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nationalsa lottery" <nationalsa2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:59:57 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF THE EURO-AFRO-LOTTERY !!!

*FROM THE DESK OF THE EURO-AFRO-LOTTERY *
*COORDINATOR {EURO-AFRO-LOTTERY}*
*INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT*
*AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS*
*FILE REF: HL/5564/40/07/MICS.*
*BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU*

*OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:*

*CONGRATULATIONS: DEAR WINNER:*
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but
please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your
success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail
electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Euro-Afro-Lottery, in conjunction
with the foundation for the promotion of software products, *(F.P.S.)* held
on the 14th of December 2007,in Amsterdam The Netherlands.
Wherein your electronic E-mail address emerged as one of the online
Winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of *
(GBP£**1,000,000.00**)* (One Million Great Britain Pounds only) which your
file falls in South African Claim office in Johannesburg. Our winners are
arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in
each category. They are arranged in this format below:
*CATEGORY** **NO.OF WINNERS** **WINNING PRIZES!*
(1st.) *2 GBP£1,000,000.00 each* – (2nd.) *8 GBP£800,000.00 each!*
(3rd.) *13 GBP£470,000.00 each –* (4th.) *27 GBP£170,000.00 each!*
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact
the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more
information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of
the above prize to you, it is important to note that your award information
was released with the following particulars attached to it.
(1) Award numbers: NL 56/7765
(2) Email ticket numbers: NL553/26/96
(3) Batch numbers: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/5564/40/07/MICS
{5} Serial Numbers: McST/006/NL4657
*For verification purpose be sure to include:*
(1) Your mailing address. (2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country. {4} Your Full Names
To file for your claim, Please contact your *Validating Officer* *for
VALIDATION* of your winning within *Twenty-nine working days* of this
winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within *Twenty-nine
working days* of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are
required to mention the above particulars
of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agent in South
Africavalidate your file.
CONTACT:
****************************** ****************************** *******
CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT:
NAME MR. William Pedro.
EURO-AFRO SECURITY DEPARTMENT (RSA)
TEL: +27-782013197
Fax: +27-866-82288
*E-mail: ukclaimoffice.pedro203@gmail.com<http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ukclaimoffice.pedro203@gmail.com>
*** <http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnny.brwn1@gmail.com>
*E-mail: ukclaimoffice.pedro203@gmail.com<http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ukclaimoffice.pedro203@gmail.com>
*** <http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnny.brwn1@gmail.com>
****************************** ****************************** *******
The Euro-Afro Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
C.E.O/Chairman, Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion
companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International
Companies. The Euro-Afro internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is
organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy
worldwide.
*CONGRATULATIONS! Once again on behalf of all our staffs,*
*Yours faithfully, *
*Mr. Mark Van Dijk*
EURO-AFRO E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
Copyright Ð’(c) 1994-2007 The Euro-Afro Internet E-mail lottery Awards
Promotion Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline.
*PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT; ALT*= you must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize"

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