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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "flash fortune lotto international programs"
• 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")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • denielbiko1@yahoo.com
  • sawin_lottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sawin_lottery@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:05:40 +0200
Subject: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE

COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

SOUTH CROSSING SA PTY

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,

THE SUM OF US$ 250,000,00

PLEASE CONTACT

(MR. Daniel Biko)

YOUR CLAIM AGENT.

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

ON PHONE NO. + 27-72 810 9889,
Email:denielbiko1@yahoo.com

(The SALOTTERY PTY.)

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on
10th May.2006, of winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 80,500,000 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
($,250,000.00) in cash, which is the winning payout for
Second category winners. This is from the total prize money
of ($26,650,000.00 us) shared among the Seven
international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of
($,250,000.00 usd) is now with Omega Crossing Finance and
Security Company insured with your email address which won
you this prize, therefore you should contact (OMEGA
CROSSING SA) your agent and give them your full names so
that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.


Please note that OMEGA CROSSING your paying agent, 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, and also to send an urgent message to
Mr.Daniel Biko through Phone or Email address


Mr Mark Thambo.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
SALOTTERY PTY.
# 206 HIGHPOINT BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:sawin_lottery@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

FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO 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. PHIL NELSON THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
THE SALOTTERY PTY..
# 206 HIGHPOINT BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg, South Africa.

SALOTTERY PTY.
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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