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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +27724327104 (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.
  • globallotint33@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drrichardshaulrandcreditcom3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • customercaregloballotint@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?GLOBAL=20LOTTERY=20INT.=20WORLD=20GAMING=20BOARD?=" <globallotint33@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: drrichardshaulrandcreditcom3@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:27:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 EMAIL LOTTERY WINNER "CONGRATULATIONS"


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: globallotint33@yahoo.com.ph

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.

BACTH NO:LMSP/82255742/33

REF NO:LMSP/7393794/33



RE: AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.



Attn:


This is to inform you of the release for the GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/ SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 / WORLD GAMING BOARD,Held on the Saturday 21st of May 2006.Due to the mix of numbers, the results were released today 30th May 2006. Your name/email address was attached to the ticket number 00788769 with serial number 0980978-0 drew lucky numbers of 1-3-19. Which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of 3.500.000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand us dollars) in cash credited to file with REF NO:LMSP/7393794/33.CONGRATULATION: .Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet em!
ailing diea was used, since most people are not able to purchase tickets and play outside South Africa. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.



Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from 20,000 companies, and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.This promotional program takes place every three years. To begin your lottery claim,Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims,you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with,make sure you send the following to Dr Richards Haul,full names,address,country,occupati!
on,age,sex and phone/fax number. The person appointed to handle your processing and remittance of your prize money to an account of your choice is Dr Richards Haul Director Operation Rand Credit Commission jo'berg South-Africa.




Name : Dr Richards Haul


Telephone :+27 724327104


Email: drrichardshaulrandcreditcom3@yahoo.com



Any claim not made Two weeks from this date, will be returned as unclaimed to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA SOUTH AFRICA:Note that all unclaimed winnings will be included in the next stake. Also in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, remember to quote your reference and batch numbers on all your correspondence with Dr Richards Haul Follow all his instruction religiously.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.


Congratulations once more from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.



Yours Sincerely,



Ms. Nora Fakude-Nkuna



http://www.nlb.org.za/history.asp




Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS : customercaregloballotint@webmail.co.za




- GLOBAL LOTTERY INT. WORLD GAMING BOARD

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