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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 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.
  • odouglas26@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNIVERSAL FORTUNE LOTTERY PTY" <univas_fortune29@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:32:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

UNIVERSAL FORTUNE LOTTERY

 

 

 

 

 

YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE

 

 

COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

 

 

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

 

 

UNIVERSAL CROSSING  SOUTH AFRICA  

 

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,  

 

 THE SUM OF US$ 800,000.00

[EIGTH HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR]

 

 

 

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on 28th August 2006, of winners of the UNIVERSAL FORTUNE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws.

 

 

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

 

 

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number  7017-4162-1018, with serial number MH4710019 drew the lucky numbers  80, 35, 11, 72, 90, 41 and Bonus number 1 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

 

 

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011

 

BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$5,600,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!

 

PLEASE CONTACT

 

 

 

(MR, OWEN DOUGLAS)

 

 

YOUR CLAIM AGENT.

 

 

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

Through the below information

 

 

 

 

AGENT. OWEN DOUGLAS UNIVERSAL LOTTERY SA, 
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
EMAIL: odouglas26@yahoo.com

 

     

 

PLEASE KINDLY FILL IN, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE HIM COMMENCE.

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME _______________________________________________________

 

OTHER NAMES___________________________________________________

 

HOME ADDRESS___________________________________________________

 

AGE_______________________________________________________________

 

POSTAL CODE _____________________________________________________

 

TEL. NO.__________________________________________________________

 

FAX NO_________________________________________________________

 

SEX_______________________________________________________________

 

OCCUPATION_______________________________________________________

 

EMPLOYER.________________________________________________________

 

IDENTITY NO______________________________________________________

 

NATIONALITY _____________________________________________________

 

 

 

WINNING INFORMATION

 

BATCH NUMBER__________________________________________________

 

REFERENCE NUMBER_____________________________________________

 

 

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your correct reference and batch numbers and other information needed above to your correspondences \ your claims agent.

 

 

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011

 

BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.

 

 

UNIVARSAL FORTUNE LOTTERY PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD

 

 

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

MRS PATRICIA NKOMO
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UNIVERSAL FORTUNE LOTTERY.
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

 

UNIVERSAL CROSSING SOUTH AFRICA

 

GOES INTERNATIONAL

 

AS THE           2010

 

WORLD CUP

 

WILL BE HOSTED BY

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

 

 

 

        

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