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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27865143561 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27764547190 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR ULTI OBO" <ultiobo11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:32:19 +0200
Subject: SW/754/22/76:CONGRATULATIONS......REPLY ASAP

STRIKER- MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTION AND 2010 WORLD CUP BID COMMITTEE SOUTH
AFRICA .
Monmouth House 40 Artillery Lane , London , E1 7LS .
(OFFICE IN AFRICA)
15TH FLOOR CARLTON TRADE CENTRE JOHANNESBURG CBD SOUTH AFRICA

Dear winner,

RE: PRIZE NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to announce the winners and the result of the Striker Million
Online Cyber Lotto Draws of the STRIKER MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTION in
conjunction with the 2010 WORLD CUP BID COMMITTEE SOUTH AFRICA that was just
concluded in London. This lottery is aimed at affording an opportunity to
non resident of South Africa to be part of the 2010 world cup and also to
purchase a residential property of your choice in one of our developing
estates in Cape Town , as we are encouraging foreign investors to come down
and invest. This is a life changing expirience for the lucky winners

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000
e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your E-mail Address emerged as one of
Ten(10)Winners in the Category "A" with the following particulars:
(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-54-67-11
(ii) Email code number: sw/754/22/76
(iii) Lotto ref number: sw/09622UK
Hence you are eligible for the prize of One(1)Million Pound Sterling. Please
contact the under listed Fiduciary Coordinator in the Republic of South
Africa Via Telephone/Email

immediately for processing of your claim:
Payment Coordinator.
Dr. Bobo Mandoza
Email Address: danlopa@micorreo.cai.es
Phone Number : +27 76 454 7190
Fax Number: + 27 86 514 3561

You are advised to contact your claims agent with the following Details.
Claims Requirements:
1. FullName:........................................
2.Residential Address:.....................................
3.Age:.........................
4.Occupation:...............................................
5. Direct Phone Number:..............Fax:....................
6. State of Origin:......................
7.Country:.........................
8.Email code number:............................
9.Winning Number:....................................
10.Lotto ref number..............................
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
INDICATE THE MODE OF PAYMENT PREFERABLE TO YOU
FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED OPTIONS BELOW;
(1) A: BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
B: INTER- BANK TRANSFER
C: BANK DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER
(2): HOME DELIVERY (CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE)

When making your claims quote your Email Code Number in the
subject of your email. You are required to keep this award to yourself,
especially your Particulars, until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to you. Once again on behalf of all our staff.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This email message is from the Striker Million Lottery Promotion Program. If
you are not the intended recipient, please do not copy, disclose,
disseminate this email for any purpose outside what it is meant for. Abuse
to this email is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient,
please notify the sender immediately by returning. You must be 16 or over to
play or claim prize.

Striker Million Lottery is registered under the Data Protection Act
(Registration Z720633X).

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTION.

Sincerely,

MS. Janet Anderson
Promotions Manager
STRIKER MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTIONS

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