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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • chandumz@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bruce_663@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "award committee" <sepdone26@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:08:15 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

MTN-MEGA-MILLION

LOTTERY 2006

SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 10TH of SEPTEMBER 2006 from the AUSTRALIAN International Lottery program held in SOUTH AFRICA by South African leading lottery organization (MTN-MEGA-MILLION ). Your email address was attached on ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002.

It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world. 2,000,000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 2,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.

THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby qualified as one of the winners and have been approved a lump sum pay of US$ 1,750,000.00 (ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNHRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US28, 000,000.00 shared among sixteen lucky winners in this category.

FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATIO

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more; you have to note that this program is strongly behind FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to create awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.      

YOUR WINNING PRIZE WILL BE RELEASED FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN JOHANNESBURG  (MEGA LOTTERY).   

    We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our final year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE; simply contact our fiduciary agent, Dr.Chandum Zuma, Prof. Bruce Scott ( Chandumz@yahoo.com,  Bruce_663@hotmail.com ) to file for your claim.

 

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number and your winning amount, which can be found below; you are required to include your full address together with your email address to help locate your file easily.

 

REF NO: 475061725

BATCH NO: 7056490902/188

WINNIN NO: 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17

AMOUNT: US$ 1,750,000.00

 

Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First second category Winner of

US$ 1,750,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland

21st January 2005.

Our Second Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$1,750,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th 2005

THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU FROM:

THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

HENRY ROBERTSON

 

MRS. RICKY ARSENAL.
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MTN-MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.

 

 

 

MTN-MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid   double claiming, Internet scams and unwarranted individuals taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note that all winnings MUST be claimed before OCTOBER 2006 ENDS; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Kind Regards
HENRY ROBERTSON
PROMOTIONS MANAGER

 

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT

DR. Chandum Zuma

TEL: 27 73 381-0508

E-MAIL: chandumz@yahoo.com 

Prof. Bruce Scott

E-MAIL: bruce_663@hotmail.com

PROCESSING MANAGER,

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

MEGA LOTTERY

UINVERSAL BUILDING, 132 – 133 PARK HURST

BALFOUR – UNIT 1440. JOHANNESBURG. 2001

GAUTENG

 

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION;

 

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