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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:
  • "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.
  • +27737007962 (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.
  • nettimelotterybordintl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • markdennis27@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: NET TIME LOTTERY BORD <nettimelotterybordintl@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 02:57:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NET TIME LOTTERY BORD


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

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL


PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: NET/3651246008/05 BATCH: 21/0012/OKO


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION ATTENTION:


Be informed that you have emerged a winner of our Lottery International Program that was drawn three days from the day of this notice. Attached to ticket number 6,13,23,47,64 BONUS NO: 80 with serial Number 3113-04 matched the winning numbers 6,13,23,47,64 BONUS NO: 80 and consequently won our Net Online International lottery in the 3rd category.


Approved is a lump sum of One Million Two hundred Thousand Euro (1,200,000 Euro) in cash prize accredited to file REF NO. NET/3651246008/05 that should be released to you. This is from the total prize money of (18,000,000 Euro) shared among the fifteen International winners in this category. Participants were selected through a referral program and winners were picked by a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America as part our International Promotions Program. Participants are selected from individuals all over the world that do register on the Internet daily. This draw automatically qualifies you for our end of the year International Grand draw of (100,000,000 Euro) that will take place by the end of the year. 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 released to you.


To begin your claim, please contact the Claims department:


Mr. MARK DENNIS


(Claims Manager)


Phone: +27737007962


Email: markdennis27@myway.com




NB: Prizes must be claimed not later than 8 working days. After these stipulated days, all funds will be returned as unclaimed prizes and will channeled for charity. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your winning reference batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims officer.


Congratulations


And thank you for being part of our International promotions program.


Sincerely Yours,

Marlene Smith.


(NET TIME PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)






- NET TIME LOTTERY BORD

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam