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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +27832373322 (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.
  • mrsnagent@yahoo.com
  • sn_agent@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: ben maloy <maloyprivatebox60002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:56:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATION, CONGRATULATION, CONGRATULATION



VODA WORLD-MILLION
LOTTERY SA
(VWMLSA)
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
BE NOTIFIED
Your Email Have Luckily Won The Sum of
US$2,100,000.00
(TWO MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATIONS:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY South Africa.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world, 1,000,000 email addresses and it was selected and picked from the Internet, those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.
And Seven (7) email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address is among the winners on the ballot.
You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
FOR YOUR CLAIM...
Call Mr. Solomon Nkosi
Claim Agent
Tell: +83-237-3322
Emails:
mrsnagent@yahoo.com
sn_agent@yahoo.com

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
REFERENCE NUMBER:GLOR-39-4025-P, BATCH NUMBER: 7490-26004-ZZA. ticket number : 700-45309-7482, with serial number:515-10-29080 drew lucky numbers 12, 19, 29, 30, 37, 40+01

THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, KNOWN AS...
...VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY
THE COMPUTER BALLOT QUALIFIED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$2,100,000,00
FOR MORE ENQUIRIES/INFORMATIONS, PLEASE DO CONTACT:
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS:
Miss Joy Zulu
missjoyzulu@walla.com


FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO MR.SOLOMON NKOSI CLAIM AGENT, YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS, INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
...HE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. SOLOMON NKOSI. +27 832373322.
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER SOUTH AFRICA,
MR. JABULANI THABO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MASTER VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
VODA WORLD-MILLION LOTTERY

Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of
US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland on
21st January 2006.


Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$1,900,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th 2006

Copyright © 1994-2006 The Xanga web & SA National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460

FORM


REFERENCE NUMBER.………………………………………………………….

BATCH NUMBER:…………………………………………………………………

FULL NAME. ……………………………………………………………………….

COMPANY NAME:…………………………………………………………………

FULL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………….

MOBILE. ……………………………………. FAX…………………………….…..

BANK DETAILS………………………………………………………………..........


BANK ADDRESS:…………………………………………………………………....



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY /INDIVIDUAL:

………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………….

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