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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:
  • "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 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.
  • oslolottery_2005@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "thabo themba" <oslolottery02_2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:19:33 +0200
Subject: Oslo Lottery.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OSLO LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-83-925-6041
EMAIL: oslolottery_2005@hotmail.com
Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the OSLO
LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 20/ 2/ 2006 as part of
our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotion Program. You qualified
for the draw as a result of our visiting various web sites and we are
running the e-business promotions.You/Your Company, attached to ticket
number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers,
2,9,22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in the Second Category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash,
which is the winning pay out for Second category winners. This is from the
total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international
winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Oslo Lottery Finance and Company insured
in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
>unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. And also You have
automatically qualified to participate in our highest staking coming on
April (2006) . To begin your claim, please contact your claim your claim
agent.
MR. THABO THEMBA
CLAIM AGENT,
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-83-925-6041
EMAIL: oslolottery_2005@hotmail.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 5/3/ 2006. 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 provided below in every
one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
OLS-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.Congratulations once again from all
our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely yours,
Patricia Nkomo(mrs)
Admin secretary,
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims
agent through this email contact: oslolottery_2005@hotmail.com

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