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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")
  • "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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +27738673416 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith Nkono" <smithnkono18@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:31:03 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTER AWARD     YOU HAVE  SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY  COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW   THIS MESSAGE IS  FROM  THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD. YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$ 1.4 million us dollars PLEASE CONTACT MR.AHMED YUSUF SOUTH AFRICA YOUR CLAIMS  AGENT. FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT Call ++27-73867-34-16 email ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk     SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY AWARD.   PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made for the winners of the SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000.00 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 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers  3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.   Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756 Your Serial Number. 454-17 Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12 Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA          You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,400,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$23,800,000.00 shared among the seventeen(17) international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!   Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$1,400,000.00 (one million four hundred thousand United states dollars)  is now  in the wire system bank account insured with your email address together with your winning details which won you this prize, therefore you should contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will Remmite your winning fund to your bank account directly in any country of your choice. under your full names.   Please note that your paying agent, will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.      To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also to send an urgent message to MR.AHMED YUSUF through Phone or Email address  ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk    FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA TELL+27-73-867-34-16..  EMAIL: ahmedyusuf19685@yahoo.co.uk     NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.   REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811 BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99     SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD 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, THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY. 2nd Floor SABC  Universal Building P.O. Box 91711, Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road. Johannesburg, South Africa.     MR  SMITH NKONO

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