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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +447011133661 (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.
  • southafricabid@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Mckintosh" <southafricanprom_vision2010@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: southafricabid@aim.com
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:57:50 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

             

          SPECIAL YULETIDE LOTTERY PROMOTION 
                          

SOUTH AFRICA 2010

WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD
LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS

31 BRITON COURT
KEMPSTON PARK

E17GB

UNITED KINGDOM.

 

 

TICKET NUMBER: 74454774
SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584
BATCH NUMBER: BT-4478474121P

DRAWS NUMBERS: 6, 7, 11, 21, 26, 37, 44.

 

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the South African 2010 World cup bid award INTERNANTIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION held in Zurich, Switzerland on the 12th AUGUST 2006.

You were entered as dependent clients with SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 and Batch number BT-4478474121P.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 74454774  that drew the lucky Winning numbers which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of  US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file reference

number: IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of  US ($400,000,000.00) shared among the first 200 Hundred lucky winners in this category world-wide.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (100,000,00) companies and individual emails address, as part of our international promotion program.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your  funds remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators,

 

You are therefore directed to contact your Claims Agent immediately via Email on  with the following information:

 

Name:

Phone number:

TICKET NUMBER:

SERIAL NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:

SECURITY FILE NUMBER: 

 

 

 

NAME: Mr. Edward McKintosh

TEL: +4470 1113 3661
EMAIL: southafricabid@aim.com

 

He is  your agent and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Y67/U4 (keep personal)

Remember your winning must be claimed not later than  (1 MONTH) from the date of acknowledgement receipt. Failure to claim your fund will be added to the next 10 Million Dollars lottery promotion.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

 

Congratulations.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Mr. Rudolph P Markhams.
 

 

 

Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 
       National Lottery Board Commission                             

 

 

 

                                 

Mr James Nkomo                     Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams         Mrs. Rosemary Moyo 

  (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)      (Zonal Co-ordinator)          (Board Member)            

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