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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")
• 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.
  • michealneldin@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: nlottery@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:22:13 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Theresa Allen (Mrs.)
UK National Lottery Organization @ The Swiss Level
Lottery Awards Winning 21st october 2005 18:33:19 +0300
Date: 21st october.Machine Used For the Draw: MOONSTONE.
Ball Set Used: 6.Winning Numbers: 13 - 15 - 22 - 25 - 49 - 49 - 01.
Prize Awards: GBP USD 1,200,000.00 Our Ref: BNS-NL/0307/05.VOL.2/UK.
You’re Ref: BNS-NL/03CTG/0609/07/SA/UK.


Dear our treasured lucky winner,


RE: YOUR LEVEL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION-FINAL NOTICE.


Attn :


It is our pleasure to inform you of the announcement today as dated of our promotions programme held on the 21st october 2005 in South Africa. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 300,000 name of people living in the following
countries: United Kingdom, America, Scheme States, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Middle-East, Asia, Africa and North &! amp; South America as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.

The result of our computer draw 874 of this day selected your names and email address on the lucky jackpot winning number 13 - 15 - 22 - 25 - 49 - 49 - 01. Which consequently
won the lottery jackpot prize awards in the 3rd category?

As a result, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum grand prize awards winning of GBP USD1,200,000.00 bonded and insured under a comprehensive insurance policy in
your names for security reasons and credited to file Ref. No: BNS-NL/0307/04.VOL.2/UK. This is from the total prize of GBP£ 14,755,218.00 in this 2 category as part of our promotional
programm for this year 2005.

This is your opportunity that your fate has brought to you and we are honored to have you in a master database. We hope with part of this prize award winning, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots while we say, Congratulations!!! You have the options of being paid by certified bank draft or Swift Telegraphic Transfer. NO PRIZES WILL BE RE-ISSUED AFTER THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2005!

ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all natural persons age at least 20 years and above and older with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and
also is Void where prohibited. Principals and employees of the National Lottery and its respective parents, subsidiaries and immediate family members are not eligible to. CLAIM PROCEDURES: For overseas lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claim application on behalf of overseas lucky winners and payment of grand prize awards winning to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been completed satisfactorily.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to contact our licensed and ccredited claim agent for Overseas Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily. Contact the under-listed Promotion

CONTACT PERSON: MICHEAL NELDIN Esq.
Email: michealneldin@hotmail.com
Promotion Agent SA.
South African Branch

Congratulation

Thanks

Theresa Allen
(Co-ordinator)

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