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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • +27732127956 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "united kingdom lottery promotion" <luara_clark@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: williams1_23nkulele@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:54:57 +0000
Subject: UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY WINNERS NOTIFICATYION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

ONLINESWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

 

ONLINE-SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS

 

                                                    

From: Sweepstakes Lottery London
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham Shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom  

                                                                                                      

Customer Service: 480 NCA1068
Ref: ZAWC/2010/WWW/064
Batch: 14/8052/DC04
Attention 4th Category,

                                                         WINNING NOTIFICATION  

Dear 

 

We the Board and Management of Online-Sweepstakes Lottery London, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program  held on  12TH day of Aug, 2006. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards to this. This results is today released to you and Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545-188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :

               and bonus ball number:

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 4th category . You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £1,650,000.00 (ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND FITFY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. 

 

                                                                      

  

                 This is from a total cash prize of   £19,800,000.00  (NINTEEN  MILLION EITGTH HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS ONLY) ) Shared amonog 12 lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, individuals and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place yearly.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

             
 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Southern Africa booklet representative office in Johannesburg as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your  US$2, 100,000.000(TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) will be released to you by any of our below payment offices in South Africa.

Endeavour to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double claiming  and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be void Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our lottery Claim agent for  the processing of your payment. 

 

MR. WILLIAMS NKULELE
CLAIMS MANAGER/AGENT
FINANCIAL/LOTTERY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT
ONLINE-SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY 
SOUTHERN AFRICA PAYMENT OFFICE
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE: +27-73-212-7956

 

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible. 

 

ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS. 

 

Once again congratulations from me and members of staff of the ONLINE-SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY.
 

Sincerely Yours

Luara Clark (Mrs.)
International Relation Officer.

  

 

BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM

          

Our Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Weinberg Legend (International Relation Officer).

                                                           

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YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT/CALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED PERSON FOR IMMEDIATE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE MONEY

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