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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")
  • "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!
• 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.
  • info_jameskhumaloagent@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto company" <info_lottocompany_uk205@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:42:12 +0200
Subject: NEW YEAR WINNER (CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT)

Ref  : UK/776090X2/23 Batch: 013/05/8394369 Daily Draw Further results http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp Tell:0044 7031 910667 Fax:0044 870 912 6048 Draw date:4/1/2006 WINNING NOTIFICATION: We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online program held on 27th December 2005. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:07,11,15,21,35,47,43 (bonus no.17), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAASL 30/10/02/0P1. This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million United States Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and Thirty Four (134) lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that you’re lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Southern Africa as indicated in your play coupon and your winning prize has been insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC). In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you immediately you contact our agent office in Southern Africa where your winning number falls. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in Southern Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund.   This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION. ******************************************************************* NAME:Dr James Khumalo Regional ManagerOverseas Subscribers Agents Africa 16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road Auckland Park 101 ZA-2006 Johannesburg Tel: + 27-73 529 9740 Email@ info_jameskhumaloagent@yahoo.com ******************************************************************** Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully, Rose Wood (Mrs) Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY www.national-lottery.com http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp

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