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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +27739382626 (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.
  • sa2010flottery@webmail.co.za
  • nehukruma2001@webmail.co.za
  • nehukruma@webmail.co.za
  • nehukruma@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: nehukruma@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:50:22 +0200
Subject: SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD FOOTBALL LOTTERY CONGRATULATIONS

SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FOOTBALL LOTTERY
ADDRESS:EAST RAND TOME STR 17TH
TEL:011 678 555 345{EXT9}
EMAIL:sa2010flottery@webmail.co.za
EASTRAND SOUTH AFRICA.

We wish to inform you of our e_business computer lottery draws.We declare you as one of the winners of the RSA-GLOBAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.Yourself attached to ticket number 272-00194-3471-428, with serial number 2621-018 drew the lucky numbers 78-776-5688976926, and consequently won the lottery possibly because our computer shows you have visited so many companies we`re running the E-business,
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of RANDS 6,000,000.00{12mRands}in United State Dollar 0ne Million United State Dollar{1M USD$} in cash credited to file REF NO:SAR/23457677/2005.This is from total prize money of RANDS 102,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. However due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year high stakes SFL100, 000,000 Million International Lottery.To begin your claim,please contact your claim agent and sent to him with your secret pin code Kxa9v2005 and your reference number MBTH:6639646008/17.
You are also advised to provide to him with these informations listed below:
A. Name in full
B. Address
C. Nationality
D. Age
E. Occupation
F. Phone/Fax
Contact him on this specified Contact Details For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Mr NEHl KMANA,
BLOEMFORTEINM 11RAND STR ,No 8.
South Africa Johannesburg.
Tel:+27 73 938 2626.

Receiving Emails :nehukruma2001@webmail.co.za Or nehukruma@webmail.co.za
Alternative Email:nehukruma@yahoo.fr the one Above.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference ! and secret pin code numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions programme.

NOTE:This Lottery is approved by the South Africa Gaming Board (ISAGR } and is also supported by Federation Internationale de Football Association{FIFA SUPPORT}as South Africa Host the 2010 World Cup
Best Regards
NEHU

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