419 scam: "Local Organizing Committee." <sfasd-gfdfff@att.net> Local Organizing Committee.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +27734951727 (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.
- email_winnings01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Local Organizing Committee." <sfasd-gfdfff@att.net>
Reply-To: email_winnings01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 00:57:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Local Organizing Committee.

    SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP
BONANZA

SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP

CONGRATULATION!  CONGRATULATION!!  CONGRATULATION!!!

YOUR WINNING DETAILS ARE:

REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NO: 74-263-BBN.

TICKET NUMBER:
100- 309- 7482

SERIAL NUMBER: 513-
10

WINNING NUMBERS: 02, 09, 22, 23, 24, 30 (05)

Dear Lucky Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been
selected for a cash prize of $950, 000, 00(Nine Hundred and
Fifty United state

Dollars) [This
is in line with our promotion for the world-cup come 2010. The selection
process was carried out through
random selection in our
computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email
addresses drawn
Across the continents
of the world.

Participants for the draws were randomly
selected and drawn from a wide range of web
Hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

This promotion is sponsored by the Federation International Football Association
[FIFA]/SOFTWARE GIANTS and approved and licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).

To file for your claim, please contact your
Claiming Agent immediately.

NAME: MR.ADAMS WILLIAMS
Email:email_winnings01@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +27-73-495-1727
Fax    + 27-86-664-9316
Please provide the following details for processing of your
claim.

VERIFICATION FORM

1,
Names in full:

2, Country
of Residence:

3, Nationality:

4, Residential
Address:

5,
Date of Birth/Age:

6, Marital Statue/Sex:

7, Tel/Fax:

8, Mobile No:

9,
Occupation:

10,
Company:

11, Amount Won:

12, Email
address:

13,
Ref No:

14,
Winning No:

Dr.Irvin Khoza (chairman of the 2010 FIFA
World CupTM Local Organising Committee)

CONFIDENTIALITY
NOTICE

NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential,
privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of
this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of
this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it
from your system. Thank You.

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