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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • yourfundclaimingmanager@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "winners winners" <winners808@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:11:06 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERY 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT        SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERY. PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT. REF Nº:SA/2251256003/06 BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD                                                           WINNING NOTIFICATION   CONGRATULATIONS! We the Board and Management of South Africa Lottery Johannesburg, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program  held on  27th today of Febuary 2006. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. This results is today released to you and Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545-188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:                and bonus ball number:  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category . You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.                                                              This is from a total cash prize of  US$10.000,000.00 shared amongst the(5)lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place bianually. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.                                    Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your  US$2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS ONLY) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in South Africa. Endeavor to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised  not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming  and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be void Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: Mr.thomas briggs via this email yourfundclaimingmanager@yahoo.ca Tel number :+27 73 518 4122   Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications  quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.    ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS.    Once again congratulations from me and members of staff of THE SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERY .   Sincerely Yours Maria Steve (Mrs.) (Regional Manager).     Please do not hesitate to contact your claim agent Mr.thomas briggs through his contact information above immediately for your prize claim.      BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM         OUR Executives: Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mr.Mike Langa (Legal Representative), Mrs. Maria Steve(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mrs. Christy Moritz(International Relation Officer), Mr.thomas briggs(Claim Agent).                                                             77635 476378 255667460 1. Full names………………… 2. Phone number…………….. 3. Fax number……………… 4. Nationality………………… 5. Present Location…………… 6. Your Bank Account Details Bank Name........................................ Account Holder's Name.............................................. Account Number..................................................... Bank Address............................................................... Country........................................................................ occupation:....................................................................

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