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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • +27764410054 (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.
  • southafricanlotterysolidrockltd1@tsamail.co.za
  • patrickmakata@tsamail.co.za
  • patrickmakataclaimlmd@tsamail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: southafricanlotterysolidrockltd1@tsamail.co.za
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:34:00 +0200
Subject: !!!YOU WIN THE COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATION...

THE SOLID ROCK FINANCE FIFA SUPPORT LOTTERY
SANDTON MOORE LANE 23,
Email:southafricanlotterysolidrockltd1@tsamail.co.za
Tel:0121 672 987 445{ext127}
South Africa Johannesburg.


Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash
prize of
$2000,000.00 (Two Million, United State Dollar) This is in
line with our
promotional lottery for our products. We specialize in the
sales of
cd-roms that enhance your business growth.
The selection process was carried out through random
selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of
over 250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the South Africa Gaming Board
and also Licensed by the The International And South Africa

Association of Gaming Regulators (ISAGR). This promotional
lottery is the first of its kind and we intend to sensitize

the public.To begin the processing of
your prize you are to contact your claims agent through our


accredited Prize Transfer agents asstated below:

Mr PATRICK MAKATA,
Commissioner Street ,
close carlton view Centre House,
No_12 floor 24th.
South Africa Johannesburg.
Tel:+27 76 44 100 54
Email:patrickmakata@tsamail.co.za
Alternative Email:patrickmakataclaimlmd@tsamail.co.za

When you are contacting your claim agent, please sent to
him with your
secret pin code rsalb9v2006 and your reference number
BWBI:214316576003/22

You are also advised to provide to him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:
A. Name in full
B. Address
C. Nationality
D. Age
E. Occupation
F. Phone/Fax

If you do not contact your claims agent on or before 7
working days of this
notification, your winnings
would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning
details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by
Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards
Mrs JUAN PET
Lottery Manager

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