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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.
• 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.
  • +27737518941 (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.
  • mr.georgekama@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REDKINGS ONLINE PROMOTIONS <rkolp01-67@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.georgekama@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:43:23 +0000
Subject: Reference No: ZAR/POP-677152/ZA2009



271 Kings Street,
Eastern-Cape,8001
South Africa.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!!



"You have won USD$1,950,000.00 from Redkings Online Promotions"

We wish you success in our Redkings Online Promotions/Email Internet Program made today, which was held on 14th of Febuary 2009. Your Email Address was attached to Ticket No: 07-12-35-54-55-02 Drew the Lucky No: 15-19-24-27-47 + 11 from 800,000 Email Addresses consequently won in the 2nd Category. You have therefore been approved to claim a Star Prize of $1,950,000.00 in cash credited to File No: M1/2007/08/001.

Below is your Winning Details;

Reference No: ZAR/POP-677152/ZA2009
Batch No: ZAR/002831323/M222-23
Amount Won: USD$1,950,000.00



"The Validity period of the winnings is (10) Working Days, of your reply to the Agency; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned as UNCLAIMED."

To claim your winning prize, you are to contact the appointed agent for the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr. George Kama
Tel: +27-737-518-941
E-mail: mr.georgekama@gmail.com

Congratulations' once again from all our Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions.

Yours Truly,
Mrs. Mary Rossman
Claims Department

Copyrights (C) 2009
(Reg No: 2000/003778/04)

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