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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:
  • "global mega lottery"
• 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 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.
  • luthuli001@webmail.co.za
  • luthuli001@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: omega_claims@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:06:28 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON SOUTH AFRICA/FIFA LOTTERY DRAW

FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTERY
16TH OCTOBER 2005
(YOU ARE A WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW)

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$1,950,000.00

PLEASE CONTACT
MR.JOHN LUTHULI
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
Tel: 27 846662715
Email: luthuli001@webmail.co.za

(GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY)

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on the 22TH SEPTEMBER, 2005 of winners of the FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

Your winning Ticket Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 shared among the seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your prize won of the sum of US$1,950,000.00 is now with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company insured with your email address, therefore you should contact (OMEGA CROSSING SA) your agent and give them your full names


Please note that OMEGA CROSSING is your paying agent, in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately. To begin your claim, please email urgent message to your claim agent, to John Luthuli immediately, through his email address.

MR. John Luthuli
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING SA.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL: luthuli001@webmail.co.za

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99
FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP.
Congratulations!! Once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,

MR. ANDERSON SIMON
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa.

FIRST S.A 2010 FORTUNE LOTTERY SA
GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA

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