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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:

• 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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • fair1160@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • fair6066@hotmail.com
  • fair2022@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS CARLO SMITH <smithl010@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fair1160@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:23:04 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?GOOD_NEWS_?= =?windows-1256?Q?YOU_WON_US?=
=?windows-1256?Q?$_1=2C950=2C00?= =?windows-1256?Q?0.00.=FE?=


























WORLD PROMOTION LOTTERY AND WINDOWS LIVE PROMOTION SA



Congratulations!
The World Lottery Promotion and WINDOWS LIVE Team is proud to inform you that you have won US$ 1,950,000.00.

Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 19 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

I wish to congratulate you on your victory; Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Stated below are your identification numbers:

Details on the Winnings

Reference Number is: KMP/GGG/1233
Batch Number: 880/990/ZZA.
TICKET NUMBER: 700-45309-7482
SERIAL NUMBER: 515-10-29080
WINNING NUMBERS: 12,19,29,30,40,37+(01)

You are required to forward the details of winning to the Claim Agent to help facilitate the processing of your claims.


The World Lottery and Window live Promotion Team, is a yahoo and Hotmail based Internet Lottery, whereby all winners are selected by yahoo and Hotmail internet/email server, this email server visits all internet providers and email address around the globe, be it .com, .org, .net Aol and all country based web abbreviations, as you have .ca in Canada and .uk in United Kingdom and Aol in U.S.A.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent MR. KEN NETO, Call him and claim your prize after calling him send your reference and batch number and all the above information’s to his email address and call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email.

For claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it!

Contact The Claim Agent MR. KEN NETO with Below Informations.

For further confirmation Please contact Claim agent office at .

MR. KEN NETO
Claim Agent
Phone: + 27-83-526-1415.
Fax: + 27-86 667 1415
Email: fair1160@hotmail.com or fair6066@hotmail.com
Country:South Africa.

You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, in CONJUNCTION WITH WINDOWS LIVE,to create awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa, is sponsoring this program.


World Lottery’s Operator, works in collaboration with the Window Live Board to ensure that the most effective service is offered to the Lottery winners - within the responsible gaming framework at all times.


Congratulations once again.

IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.

Regards.
MRS CARLO SMITH.
Promotion Manager.
WORLD LOTTERY AND WINDOW LIVE AWARD.
Tel:+ 27-83-526-1415
Email: fair2022@hotmail.com
Country: South Africa.


Contact your claim officer with details above.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam