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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27724004844 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:05 -0800
Subject: E-MAIL FROM SLPI OFFICE SADC.


*FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
MRS. MORGAN SHORNA (SDB SLPI)
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE
AWARED DEPARTMENT SLPI SADC
( SPEED DIPLOMATIC BOARD )
REF NO: ZAWC/2020/WWW/064
BATCH NO: 14/8052/DC04
FILE NO KTU / 9023118308 / 03
*

*ATTENTION: AWARD NOTIFICATION:
*



Congratulation's, Please your urgent response is needed. It is a great
pleasure to inform you through this medium that your email address has won
you a prize of *USD$1,500, 000.00,* with winning Reference number: *REF NO:
ZAWC/2020/WWW/064 / BATCH NO: 14/8052/DC04 / FILE NO KTU / 9023118308 / 03.
*
Please, you're required / advice to contact our southern region claim /
claiming agent for due processing / transferring of your winning price
money.

*MR. FRANK MAXWELL DAYI
PHONE NUMBER: +27-72-400-4844
E-Mail ID:* speeddiplomaticclaimsoffice@gala.net

PLEASE NOTE: You are to give the below information's to the claim's /
claiming agent for verification via email, Your Name In Full / Nationality /
Age Sex / Occupation's / Country / Country Of Residence / Winning Ref
Numbers and Batch Numbers.

*Yours sincerely,*
*MRS. MORGAN SHORNA.
PROMOTIONAL DIRECTOR.
*
Congratulation's From All The Staff And Member's Of Speed Lottery Promotion
Company"

(On Behalf Of The Director of Promotion' s Speed Lottery Promotion Company
Southern Region).

Note most be 18Years and above to claim price, terms and condition's apply.
Copyright *(c) 1994-2008* The South Africa National Lottery Gambling Board
Inc. All rights reserved. *Terms of Service - Guideline.*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam