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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +27782189198 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: richard bongani <richard_10bongani@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:00:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT, PLEASE FILL THE FORM & RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.



GLOBAL MEGA SA
NO 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083 P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK, JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA
TELL : 27 782-189-198



ATTN : Madras House ,

SUBJECT: YOUR PAYMENT, PLEASE FILL THE FORM & RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
This is to inform you that we received your message, Thank you.

Be informed also that we are making arrangement to see that we pay your money to you, and we have to also make booking and arrange also with the bank here in South Africa to transfer your money to you through TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER, this will be taking us between one week time .

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 have to respond to this mail immediately to enable us proceed on the processing of your file for your payment.

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 +27782-189-198

We do hope to receive your urgent response.

Sincerely,



MR. RICHARD BONGANI,
GLOBAL MEGA SA.
Tel: + 27 782-189-198.



PLEASE FILL THE FORM BELOW:


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GLOBAL MEGA SA
NO 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083 P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK, JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA
FROM: MR, RICHARD BONGANI,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
GLOBAL MEGA SA.
PHONE: +27 782-189-198
REF: GC/71740023/FSD
FORM A
REFERENCE NUMBER:..........................................................................................

BATCH NUMBER: .................................................................................

FULL NAME : .... .. .. .................................

COMPANY NAME: .. .. ...............................

FULL ADDRESS: .. ..............................

.... ..............................

TEL: ............................... FAX . .............. . ...

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY:
.............................................................................................................
................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................

PRINT OUT THIS FORM, AND FILL IT CAREFULLY ONLY WITH CAPITAL LETTERS
NOTE THAT THIS FORM IS VERY IMPORTANT







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