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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +27783853921 (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.
  • joel-dreamclub@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joel Mabuza" <clublottosa1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 04:30:09 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!


*CLUB LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL*



*You Have Just Won*



*$2,000.000.00*

*(TWO MILLION DOLLARS)*



*Please Call Mr. JOEL MABUZA*

*Now*

*On Telephone Number***

*+2778 385 3921***

*Email: **joel-dreamclub@webmail.co.za*

* *

*SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION*

*... BE NOTIFIED THAT ON...*

*WEDNESDAY THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY 2008*

*YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON*

*THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL
ADDRESSES ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.*

*THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY BRITISH, LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
INCONJUNCTION WITH FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, KNOWN AS...*

*...CLUB LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL...*

*THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT DRAW WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER
OF THE SUM OF*

*2,000.000.00*

*(TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)*



*PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE ADVICE YOU
TO KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.*

*FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM...*

*Contact Mr. Joel Mabuza*

*Processing Director/Claim Agent **CLUB LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL*

*28 A BEZUBDENHOUT STREET TROYEVILL*

*JOHANNESBURG**, SOUTH AFRICA*

*Email: joel-dreamclub@webmail.co.za*



*...YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS ARE...*



*WINNING NUMBERS 01/10/11/18/19/46
BATCH NUMBERS 12/25/DC34**
**REFERENCE** NUMBERS EAASL/941OYI/04*

*

*

*YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT*

*YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS*

*Mr. Joel Mabuza*

*CLUB LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL***

*Phone: +2778 385 3921***

*Email:** joel-dreamclub@webmail.co.za*

www.clublottery.co.za



*CLUB LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL*



*BRIEF WINNING INFORMATION:*

*There was a computer ballot that was organized by the CLUB LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL here in SOUTH AFRICA.* *It was not an individual lotto
playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world.
1,000,000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so
those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the
internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all
part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.* *And 7 email
addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email
addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address is one of
those that won on the ballot.*

*You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT
AFRICAN TEAM, to create awareness for the coming 2010 World Cup, which is to
be host by South Africa.*

Anti-fraud resources:

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