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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 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)
  • "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.
  • +27734052461 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: sa1_2010@volny.cz (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:29:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.
From : Lotto Manager South African 2010 World cup lottery online
2008
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon RD
Calton Building RM 108, JHB South Africa
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:
06 08 010 19 30 42

South African 2010 World cup lottery Million Promotion team & Online
Lottery is proud to Inform you that you have won US$2,000,000.00 (Two
million United States Dollars)
WHY YOU HAVE WON

Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the
Weekly Promotion
HOW DID YOU WIN

South African 2010 World cup lottery International Million Promotion,
is a new Internet based Lottery,Whereby internet/email server, this
email, selects all winners Server visits all Internet providers and
email address around the globe,be it .com, .org, .net and all country
web based abbreviations, as you Have .ca in Canada and .uk in United
Kingdom, AOL and hotmails.

We select one million email addresses from all over the globe (Asia,Africa,
Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Australia) To
run the draw; this is a bonus from African Microsoft Society to email
Users. After the draw 7 email addresses become the winning e-mail address.

Just contact our processing agent / Africa regional Claim department
below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote Your winning
Number and Batch Number and Winning Email Address for easy processing
Of your prize. That's it!

International remittance/payment consultation officer below:

South African 2010 World cup lottery International
Processing Manager: MR. Timand
Name: MR. Timand
EMAIL: nkosijoel8@live.com
TELE/+ 27 734052461.

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:.............................................
3.Marital Status:..................................
4.Occupation:........................................
5.Age:....................................................
6.Sex:.....................................................
7.Nationality:.........................................
8.Residence:..........................................
9.Telephone Number:...........................
10.Fax Number:....................................
12. Winning Number:............................
13. Amount Won:...............................
14. Batch Number:..............................

You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM,and south african
organising team service provider is sponsoring this program to create
awareness for the
upcoming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.

Our International remittance Office (IRO) will render to you complete
assistance and provide additional information and processes for the
claims of your consolation prize. mr joel has been assigned to assist
you and your claims will be remunerated directly to you by the official
Payment Agency Board.

Congratulations once again

Anti-fraud resources:

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