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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • +27766659882 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: rkhoza19@canada.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:31:03 -0800
Subject: VERIFICATION FORM


From: Rafeal Khoza
Old Mutual Building,
Henley Road, Auckland Park
Gauteng, South Africa
Check for LOTTO 6/49

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref:EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon: Match 6+B

Attn: VICTIM-FULLNAME,

We wish to bring you notice that our office as Regional
coordinators of the Canada Lottery SoccerWorld Cup 2010
Promotional draw South Africa has been duly notified of your
winnings of US$2.000,000.00 Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International by drawing the lucky numbers
1/14/24/30/35/45 with a bonus Number 9, for LOTTO 6/49
under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily
three.

Be further notified that before we commence with your
payment, our headquarters in Ontario Canada requires that we
make verifications before transferring your prize winnings
to you. Hence we have attached an "A VERIFICATION FORM to
this e-mail, which you must fill in. We would like you to
fill the form carefully and return it to us as soon as
possible this is to enable us to process your file with
immediate effect. It will be very important that no errors
are made,

Be sure that all the information you give is correct to
avoid loosing your prize. Once we receive the form with your
details, we will forward it to Canada for approval
(confirmation of you as right winner). Then our office here
will proceed to send to you, all the relevant documents for
your claims and give you more information on how to transfer
your prize money.

NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PRINT OUT THIS FORM AND FILL
IT WITH A BLACK PEN, THEN SCAN AND ATTACH IT BACK TO
US FOR VERIFICATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US
ON +27-76-665-9882

Here is the information we need:
Date:
Your name:
Ticket NO:
Batch No:
Serial NO:
Your Age:
File NO:
Winning No:
Your home or office address:
Country:
Business Name/Company Name:
Phone and fax number:

Mr. Rafeal Khoza
Respond immediately.
Once more,
Congratulations!


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