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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +448704789151 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27791692964 (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.
  • jdube1@workmail.co.za
  • mrs.santaclara@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "United Kingdom National Lottery" <uknl17@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:06:03 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery

Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex, United Kingdom

 CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION 

 
From the desk of: Mrs. Santa Clara
 
Dear Sir/Madam, 
 
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING: 
 
We happily announce to you the draw of United Kingdom 2012 Olympics Bid
Lottery Award International programme held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail Address attached to ticket number:  B9665 75604546 199 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which subsequently won you the lottery Award in the 2nd category. Your name has therefore been approved to claim a Total sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) in cash Credited to file KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £ 100,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) shared among the first 200 lucky winners in this category worldwide. 
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet Representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, your  £500,000.00  (Five Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) would be released to you through the assistance of our agent in outh Africa Immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your prize as soon as you contact him.
 
All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through Computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies and Individual email addresses. The lottery programme was organized to promote United Kingdom's 2012 Olympics hosting right. For security reasons, you are Advised to keep your winning information confidential till your winning is Processed and your money remitted to you in whichever way you deem fit to Claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double Claiming and abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements. 
 
Please you are advised to file your claim by providing the below details to Our agent in South Africa, Mr. Johnson Dube immediately you receive this Message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to file your Claim within a month from the day you receive this notification. His e-mail Address is:   jdube1@workmail.co.za    or call him on: +27-7-91 692 964 

1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:............................................................
3.Marital
Status:...............................................................
4.Occupation:.........................................................
5.Age:................................................................
6.Sex:................................................................
7.Nationality:........................................................
8.Country Of
Residence:.............................................................
9.Telephone
Number:....................................................................
10.Fax
Number:...................................................................
11.Comfirm Your Prize [Amount]...............................
12.When did you get the notification? [Date]
13:Scanned int.passport or Drivers license
14:Confirm your winning numbers
 
Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claim Agent as soon as possible.
 
Once your agent, Mr Johnson Dube gets the above details, he will process your Winnings and advice our paying bank to effect the remittance of your prize After you might have met the bank's requirements.

Yours sincerely,
 
Mrs. Santa Clara  [Zonal Coordinator]

Tel/Fax: + 44 870 478 9151

Email : mrs.santaclara@yahoo.co.uk

 

    

 

    

      

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