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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.
• 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.
  • +447031959375 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • christ_boco@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mtn lottery" <www.mtn2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:53:42 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION FOR WINNING MTN LOTTERY

M T N  LOTTERY GAMES CONSULTING Company Reg No;1996/079414/23   M T N  Building,132-133 Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440 JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA   2IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE                                                                                                                                                  M T N  2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE   Dear Winner,   This is to inform you that the M T N Lottery Game Consulting  and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)  of the 2010 World Cup, here in South Africa, has held an Internet Raffle Draw, and your Email Address was among the 2010 Email Addresses that was picked by the computer during the Third Quarter Raffle Draw (TQRD).   We are therefore with great pleasure, to notify you that your Email Address once again, happened to come out top number (1) out of the 2010 Email Addresses, on the FINAL BALLOT DRAW, and this had made you the JACKPOT WINNER OF THE SUM OF  US$ 2,500,000.00(TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR). Be aware that this M T N Raffle Draw  was organised by the  M T N  Lottery Game Consulting (L G C) and the Local Organizing Commitee (L O C)  of the 2010 World Cup, to create awareness for the world, as South Africa is finalizing their preparation for the hosting of the 2010 World Cup.   BELOW ARE YOUR WINNING DETAILS:   DRAW NUMBER:               EMAIL CODE NUMBER: 15/76/EF36      FINAL JACPOT NUMBER: 0001  SN: 2010 / MTN LGC / LOC / ZA  WINNING INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: JJA23ZA INSURANCE COMPANY: OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SA AMOUNT WON: US$ 2.500,000.00                                       AGREEMENT:   IT IS NOW AGREED BY THE  M T N  Lottery Game Consulting (LGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)  of the 2010 World Cup, THAT THE WINNING INFORMATIONS WRITTEN ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WINNING INFORMATIONS AS WAS SELECTED BY THE COMPUTER  ON  SATURDAY  14th  DAY OF OCTOBER 2006, AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT THE WINNER WHOSE THESE WINNING IN FORMATIONS   HAS BEEN SENT  TO, WILL BE PAID THE WINNING SUM OF US$ 2,500,000.00 WITHOUT FAIL.             Note that this program is being sponsured by:         First National Bank of South Africa {FNB BANK} FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA  M T N  SOUTH AFRICA.                                                               Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of                               US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland                                                  21st January 2006.                Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning  cheque  of  US$1,900,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 22nd 2006                 Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsures for being part of our promotional program.     VIVA SOUTH AFRICA! VIVA SPONSURES          & VIVA THE WHOLE WORLD.                                            PRIZE CLAIMING INSTRUCTION: To receive your prize, contact our Paying agent on the following Details: Company: GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION Company Registration number: 1947/027670/07 Contact address: 27 NEWTON STR, NEWTON PARK, P.O BOX 7706 NEWTON CENTRAL LONDON Contact person: MR. CHRIST BOCO Position: Finance Director TEL: + 44 703 195 9375 Email Address:christ_boco@yahoo.co.nz PLEASE FILL THE BELOW FORM AND SEND IT BY EMAIL TO OUR PAYING AGENT, TO ENABLE THE PAYING AGENT PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT.   NAME:................................................................................................................   CONTACT ADDRESS:.....................................................................................   TELEPHONE NUMBER:...................................................................................   FAX NUMBER:..................................................................................................   AGE:.......................................................SEX:...................................................   OCCUPATION:.................................................................................................   NEXT OF KIN:................................................................................................... Please keep this form confidential from public to avoid double claiming and contradition over the receiving of your fund. Very important, M T N Lottery rules says that you must be 18 years and above to be able to claim a prize.  Announcement made Today Monday 16th Of  October 2006 (South Africa Time 10:25 am) Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the  M T N  Lotteries  Board Commission ;                                DR Mrs. Rose A. Allen    Dr.Themba Woodroffe        Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams         (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)    (Board Member)           (Promotional Manager)   Signed by: Copyright 1994-2006 The MTN interative Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline 100860 8556 2548 9576ZA

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