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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.
- +27723677777 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27866648309 (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.
- onlineprmtn3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Global Mega-Million Lottery <zulu022@att.net>
Reply-To: onlineprmtn3@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON

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Â TheÂ Global Mega-MillionÂ Lottery (GMML)Â Promotion
team is proud to inform you that you have won US$720,000.00 (Seven Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United State Dollars) why you have won? Your E-mail address is
one ofÂ 7 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

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See below how to claim your prize.

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Â Your Winning Reference
Number is:Â GMML/240142:

Batch Number 14/006/2010/FIFAJN./ZA.

Â WINNING NUMBERS: 17,
35, 11, 32, 19,Â 40 (01)

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Â This is to certify that: NAME:..............ID/NO.......................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AGE:........................................
SEX:..............GENER..........................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
ADDRESS:............................... EMAIL:....................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
PHONE:...................FAX.......................
OCCUPATION:.................................COMPANY................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
COUNTRY:...............................

Â Reference Number: .....................................................................

Â Batch Number:
............................................................................

Winning Numbers:
.......................................................................

Beneficiaries: winning
amount:.................................................. Â

Â Note:Â This program is being sponsored SUPPORT TEAM by
the FIFA, to create awareness for the up coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is
to be host by South Africa.

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Contact The Processing Manager:

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frank Richardson.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Email:onlineprmtn3@gmail.com

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Phone: +27 723 677 777

Â TheÂ Global Mega-Million LotteryÂ Promotion team congratulates
you once again on your winnings.

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Yours Faithfully,

Â

Mrs. Teresa Botha

TEL: +27 791 411 772

FAX: +27 866 648 309

(Zonal Co-coordinator
Sec.)

You are advised to send the following
informations to your agent to facilitate the release of your winning fund to
you through our corresponding paying bank.

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