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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • jhn_kuma_jk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery board" <lotteryonboard@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:41:12 +0200
Subject: South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery

From: Lotto Manager - Mr, Jerry Kenn. South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton East Gate Batch: (13/26/DC36).   CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING :Roxana.   We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.   Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$(2,000.000.00) (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US $(2,000,000) Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.   In view of this, your U.S ($2,000,000.00) (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotels.     All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over (100.000.00) companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africa (2010 world cup award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted Abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.                (Please be warned)   To file for your claim, please contact our banking Manager immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact information is as!   Name: Barrister John Kuma    Direct Line: +27837478132              Email: jhn_kuma_jk@yahoo.co.uk   Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days of this Notification, To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Signed:  President Nelson Mandela (chairman) Molefi OLIPHANT (President) Chief Operations Officer Albert MOKOENA Chief Executive Officer Danny JORDAAN.   N.B/Call our bank manager for your claim, Thank you for your co-operation Mr Jerry kenn. (Zonal Co-coordinator)

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