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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 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 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.
  • ontarioodraww@canada.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ontario-sapayingoffice@informaticos.com
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:38:40 +0200
Subject: YOUR BANK


*From: Ms. Emily Brown

Canada Lottery/Ontario 49 Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
ontarioodraww@canada.com

Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/08
Batch No. Ontario 49 *

* WINNING
NOTIFICATION

the Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010
Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.*

*
We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2010 World Cup
Promotional Draw held on the Saturday 25th October 2008 in Essex United
Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your -mail address attached to Ticket Number:
B9564 75604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers **3
6 9 10 17 22 **with a bonus Number** **18 **for Ontario 49 Lotto under the
choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of BI-weekly six.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,220,000.00
(One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file EAAL/ 851OYHI/08. This is from a total cash prize of
US$11,100,000.00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first Seven Hundred (700) lucky winners
in this category Worldwide.

Please note that you're lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because
this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted
in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you
participate in our subsequent draws which will l see 500 participants
traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World
Cup 2010.

In view of this, your US$1,220,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited
commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
our African Agent's office.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal e -mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in South
Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of
your fund, contact information is as follows:*

* *

*Mr. Chris Anderson.
Tel/Fax: 0027865426158
Email: ontario-sapayingoffice@informaticos.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please contact your agent
with the following details in any correspondences with our designated
agents.

1) Full Name:
2) Address:
3) Ticket Numbers:
4) Batch Number:
5) Serial Number:
6) Winning Number: & The Bonus
7) Date of Draw:
8) Phone Numbers:
9) Fax Numbers:
10) Email Address:
11) Sex:
12) Age:
13) Occupation:

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that
has ensured that you won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Emily Brown
NOTE: To confirm that you have the winning number for the Saturday 25th
October 2008 draw, Visit:
http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8 Confirm under
Ontario 49*

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