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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:

• 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.
  • +27766555044 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "awarrdprrize redeempayyment" <awarrdprrize_redeempayyment1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:31:53 +0200
Subject: FILL IN THE FORM CAREFULLY & RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT.

                                             

    MEGASOFT LOTTERY S.A

 

TELL:+ 27 76-655-5044./FAX:  27 11 507 6687

 

 

Attn: Madras House,

 

Be informed  that we are making arrangement to see that we pay your money to you, and we have to also make booking and arrange with the bank here in South Africa to transfer your money to you through TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER, this will be taking us between 72 Hours pending how fast you are in sending to me the require details that is needed for the transfer of your wionning fund(s).

Also, we will be preparing your WINNING CERTIFICATE, which we will send to you for references, on this regards, you are therefore requested to fill the BELOW FORM, and return it to us immediately. You will redeem your winning prize through your agent.

You have to respond to this mail immediately to enable us proceed on the processing of your file for your payment. A copy of your identification is highly needed.

NOTE: for urgent processing of your file, and immediate payment of your winning money,
please call us immediately you respond to this mail on phone number + 27 76-655-5044,We do hope to receive your urgent response for quick and easy processing of your payment.

 

1. The Refrence Number.This is your refrence Number (EAASL/941OYI/04)

2. The Batch Number.This is your batch Number  (12/27/Du34)

 

  Please keep your reference and batch numbers secert and confidential.

 

Sincerely,

Mr. MEYER SMUT.

MEGASOFT.INTER.SA.
Tel: + 27 76-655-5044.

 

                        PLEASE FILL THE FORM BELOW:

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MEGASOFT LOTTERY S.A

 

MR. MEYER SMUT.

MEGASOFT-INTER SA.
Tel: + 27 76-655-5044.

FAX:+27-11-507-6687

REF: GC/71740023/FSD 

FORM A

CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM; FILL THE BELOW FORM AND FORWARD TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT IN AFRICA!

1). FULL NAME: ______________________________________________________________

2).NATIONALITY: ______________________________________________________________

3). DATE OF BIRTH  ______________________________________________________________

4). SEX: ______________________________________________________________

5). MARITAL STATUS:  _______________________________________________________________

6).CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

7).TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS: ________________________________________________________________

8).OCCUPATION:  ________________________________________________________________

9).WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________________________________

10).WINNING NUMBER:__________________________________________________________

11). TOTAL AMOUNT WON:______________________________________________________________

12) REFERENCE NUMBER:__________________________________________________________

13) BATCH NUMBER:__________________________________________________________ 

    BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:

 

BANK NAME: ..............................................................................

 

ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME: ...................................................

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER: ...............................................................

 

TYPE OF ACCOUNT: CURRENT: ......................

                                         SAVINGS : .......................

BANK ADDRESS........................................................................

 

BANK BRANCH CODE:.................................

SWIFT CODE: ..................................................

 

  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY:

      

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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

 …………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….

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PRINT OUT THIS FORM, AND FILL IT CAREFULLY ONLY WITH CAPITAL LETTERS 

NOTE THAT THIS FORM IS VERY IMPORTANT

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