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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")
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +27730385679 (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.
  • southafricanationalagent01@yahoo.com
  • sa2010agent@exclusivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTION" <southafrica_2010worldcuplottry21@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:26:28 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON US$1 MILLION!!!!!!!!!!!

 

FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER

SOUTH AFRICAN ORGANIZATION

COMMITEE 2010 WORLD CUP

LOTTERY PROMOTION

1200 PARK HURT, BALFOUR UNIT

JOHANNESBURG

SOUTH AFRICA.

 

WINNING INFORMATION:

WINNING NUMBERS: 10 21 22 25 29 39 48      
Batch: 13/26/DC36

Customer Service: 583 NCA 86924
Ref: EAASL/931OYI/03

 

                                                 

                                                CONGRATULATION!

 

       CALL YOUR  CLAIM AGENT NOW ON PHONE NUMBER +27 730 385 679

 

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release today 21/11/2006 from South African Organization Commitee 2010 World cup lottery International Promotion held in Zurich, Switzerland. This lottery was made to create awareness of the upcoming South African 2010 world cup that will be held in South Africa. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used,therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it, no ticket was sold. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning number: 10 21 22 25 29 39 48, which was randomly selected by our central computer system, subsequently your lottery award is in the 2nd category. Your name have therefore been short-listed to claim a total sum  of US$1,000,000(One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$120,000,000 Million US dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred (100) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

 

 

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Lottery booklet representative office in Johannesburg South  African as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$1,000,000(One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our African Bank. Our African principal agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you call him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system from nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic. This promotion takes place annually.You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance to you. This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before.     

 

 

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the Internet hardware industry and some other  multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

OUR SPONSORS

     

     
                                                      

                                           

                                    Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please call our African CLAIM AGENT as soon as you read this message for immediate release of your fund , also send your full names,home and office phone number, winning numbers, and your full address to our registered claim agent in address below:

 

  

Firm: CORY I. CASH & Associates

Name: MR CORY I. CASH

PHONE: +27 730 385 679
E-MAIL: southafricanationalagent01@yahoo.com

E-MAIL: sa2010agent@exclusivemail.co.za

 

 

 

 

Be  informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear affidavits of lotto claim also.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENTS IMMEDIATELY. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. 

KIND REGARDS

 

JEFFERY R. MIKE

PROMOTION MANAGER

 

 

                                  

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