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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27832108873 (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.
  • mrphilipbiko@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: silverstar_internationallottery@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:39:36 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS ONCES AGAIN

LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONALROGRAMME


FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
MR MICHEAL SMITH.
SILVER STAR INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMS.
165 GARDEN CITY AVE. PRETORIA,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA




INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATT: THE WINNERS

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
to you today 01/11/006, of winners of the SILVER STAR INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMS,
held in SOUTH AFRICA as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 3,550,000 email addresses of individuals
and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and
New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for
the draw as a result of our visiting Various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 401-711-6495, with serial
number 600-40 drew the lucky ! numbe! rs 3, 10, 13, 24, 32, 45, 49, and consequently
won in the first Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$5,000,000.00 in cash,(FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) which is the winning payout for first
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$35,000,000.00
(THIRTYFIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) shared among the seven international winners in the first category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited in one of the finance and Security Company insured in your email
address. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
and confidentail from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2007) high stakes
US$2.3 billion International Lottery.

CLAIM OFFICE
MR.PHILIP BIKO
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
SILVER STAR INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
JOHANNESBURG, S.A
TEL: +27-83 210 88 73.
EMAIL;mrphilipbiko@aim.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
later than one month. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your
claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZF88-311P-8 BATCH NUMBER: 2- 7-288-BCN.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,

Congratulations from the staff & members of the national lottery board commission
N.B. Any brea! ch of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
through his email contact above.

Copyright © 1994-2006 The International Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

100 77 2222 302 678908ZA

Thanks and best regard

Mr Philip Biko(the claim agent)SA.

Anti-fraud resources:

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