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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:
  • "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.
  • +27739972040 (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.
  • khumalo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "voda75 phone" <voda75phone@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:05:34 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION. CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

VODAPHONE LOTTERY 2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa.

                         

   

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION .

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on.18th APRIL2006of winners of the VODAPHONE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, 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 all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers  3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of UDS$420,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your winning sum of UD$420,000.00 is now  with the appointed and designated paying bank, absa bank of south africa and the fund is properly insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (VODAPHONE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SA) your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your transferred sum under your full names.
Please note that VODAPHONE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL , will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately,

MR. Williams Khumalo.
Hotline telephone number:+27 73 997-2040.
email:  Willams45_khumalo@yahoo.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99 
VODAPHONE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MR. HENRY KUBA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, 
VODAPHONE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

VODAPHONE LOTTERY

GOES INTERNATIONAL AS THE 2010  WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY  SOUTH AFRICA
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

        

 

    

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