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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")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27825456094 (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.
  • sherifnigel@aim.com
  • sheriffnigel@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Lottery Flash South Africa" <mrrobertpeterson71@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:31:13 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY FLASH


    PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION


we are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on 3rd November 2006, of winners of the

  INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY FLASH 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 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers

		Bonus

And consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your claim Number. 454-179
your lucky draw Numbers are.

Bonus

Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$900,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$9,000,000.00 shared among the ten international winners in the Second category.

 CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your cash sum of US$900,000.00 is now with

Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC).

Insured with your email
address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (.I.L.F.) your agent and give them your full names so that they will
re-insure your FILE under your full names.

Please note that:

(I.L.F.) Your paying agent will forward the cash prize speedily and safely into your account hurry up and contact them immediately.
To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also send an urgent message    to

      Mr. Sherif Nigel

     FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
       INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY FLASH

#24 RICHARDS RYLAAN, BALFOUR PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, BALFOUR PARK JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL: sherifnigel@aim.com

               sheriffnigel@aim.com  

Tel:+27 82 545 6094. 

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your claim and insurance numbers and other information

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

Robert Peterson

DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL  LOTTERY FLASH.

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