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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)
• 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 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.
  • omegaclaimagent@aim.com
  • omegaclaims20@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yabomillionaires lotteryltd <yabomillionaireslottery_ltd1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:54:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations Your Email Have Won Claim Your Lucky Winning Prize/Contact Your Claims Agent Now!!!


FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING FINANCE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
102 VICTORIA AVE. BRYANSTON,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS ONCES AGAIN
ATTN: THE WINNERS
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform
you of the announcement to you, of winners of the OMEGA
CROSSING LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL 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 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 you
visiting Various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
102-319-7473, with serial number 643-20 drew the lucky !
numbe! rs 1, 8, 12, 25, 30, 35, 59, and consequently won
in the Second Category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay
out of US$2,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout
for Second category winners. This is from the total prize
money of US$14,750,000.00 shared among the
Five international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the OMEGA CROSSING FINANCE
and Security Company insured in your name. 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$1.3 billion
International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact
your cla! im agent immediately;
NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING
NUMNBER:............................................

Consultant Claim Agent immediately.
His contact information is as follows:
CLAIM AGENT OFFICE S.A
Name:BARR JEROM OWELL
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING FINANCE & SECURITY LTD,
JOHANNESBURG, S.A
Tele: 27 744171696.
TEL:+72 011 76 45323(LANDLINE)(EXT 235)
EMAIL: omegaclaimagent@aim.com
EMAIL:omegaclaims20@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: www.omgsanationaloto.8m.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 four weeks. 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-ZR39-755P-4 BATCH NUMBER: 4- 6-263-BCN. Congratulations
once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING FINANCE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
102 VICTORIA AVE. BRYANSTON,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
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.








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