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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • omegaagentsa@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "internationa flash lotto" <internationalflashlotto2001@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:18:49 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION: WOUTERS, FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION

         THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER

    INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD 

                                                    DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION,

      FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION         

BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN 
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
ATTENTION
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on the 20th of December 2005 to declare the winners of the Confederation of African Football
(CAF) and South Africa Football Association (SAFA) . This lottery scheme was created to bring awareness to the world, beign that South Africa is hosting the next world cup in 2010.

Yourself, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with Serial number  513-10 drew the lucky numbers  9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45, 66, and onsequently won the lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,950,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: ZA/144132/1211. This is from total prize money of US$1,950,000.00 shared among the ten international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South
America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly. To begin your claim process, please contact your claims manager with details below, providing your Serial and Reference Numbers, Your Mailing Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers.

DR.RICHARD ANDERSON
CLAIMS MANAGER
FOREIGN CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, 
#101 WILLSON AVENUE, ROSEBANK 2193     

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA                                       OMEGA CROSSING PTY                                                                                          TELEFAX : 27-72-959-2848     

EMAIL: omegaagentsa@webmail.co.za

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30 days after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your claims 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.
Sincerely, 

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.

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