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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • johnsonkhosa2006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto draw" <lottrydraw_10000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 10:23:01 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! ,CONGRATULATIONS! ,CONGRATULATIONS! ,CONGRATULATIONS!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
                            FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 29/ 05/2006, of  winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,  held  on 4/ 1/ 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 Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites  we  are running the e-business
promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number  100-309-7482,  with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45,  66,  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  payout 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 Omega Crossing Finance and Security  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.We hope with a part  of  your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2006) high stakes  US$1.3  billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;
 
MR. Johnson Khosa 
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
TEL: 27-82-215-4052
EMAIL-johnsonkhosa2006@yahoo.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 two weeks of  announcement. 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:  FLS-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,
 
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006
Henley Road
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will  result to  disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your  claims  agent through his email contact above.

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