419 scam: "THOMAS"<corin@interserver.com.ar> :::You Won 2010 S/A WORLD Cup Lotto Drew ,,,,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "THOMAS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infor.sfo@jmail.co.za>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:33:48 -0700
Subject: :::You Won 2010 S/A WORLD Cup Lotto Drew ,,,,

AFRICA 2010 LOTTERY PROGRAM
NATIONAL LOTTERY OFFICE
ADDRESS: PRIVATE BAG X101 BROOKLYN SQUARE ,
SOUTH AFRICA 0002 0NLDTF

DEAR INTERNET USER,

WE HAPPILY ANNOUNCE AND CONGRATULATE YOU, THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON THE 2010 SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION HELD THIS WEEK,INCONJUNTION (WITH MTN) THE OFFICIAL SPONSERS OF THE 2010 SOUTH AFRICAN WOLRD CUP,

YOUR EMAIL IS ATTACHED TO TICKET NO: B75904546 220 WINNING NO:04/07/24/25/40/42, CUSTOMER SERVICE: 480 NCA1068REF: ZAWC/2010/WWW/04BATCH: 14/8052/DC04 TO FILE ZA/621825/04

YOU ARE TO CONTACT OUR CORRESPONDING PAYMENT OFFICER WHO WILL FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY,(NAME) ADV GEOREG NEGOTA EMAIL:

REMEMBER WHEN CONTACTING HIM TO ATTACH YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS
YOUR FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE/FAX NO:
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
AGE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE CLAIM REQUIREMENTS.NOTE ALL WINNERS MUST CLAIM THEIR PRIZE MONEY WITHIN 15 DAYS,

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION.

MS SHELLEY THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER S/A LOTTERY
LOTTERY DREW MANAGER

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