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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:
  • "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.
  • +27723538170 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866076484 (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.
  • tony_golftour1960@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Attorneys <nico_audit@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: tony_golftour1960@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 08:42:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: South African-LOTTO Headquarters(Rep.):






South African-LOTTO Headquarters:
16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building
Henley Road
AUCKLAND PARK
Republic of South Africa
% Smith Attorney
Foreign Claim Representative
Telephone: +27-72-353-8170
Fax: +27-86-607-6484 (086 60SMITH)
E-mail: tony_golftour1960@yahoo.co.uk


Customer Service
Ref: SA/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1017) of the SA NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 31 March 2007 in PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: Bonus (14,22,4,34,30,37) and Bonus Ball (42) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of R9, 157,888 (Nine Million One Hundred And Fifty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred And Eighty-Eight South African Rand) in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of R54,947,328 (Fifty Four Million Nine Hundred And Forty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred And Twenty-Eight South African Rand) shared amongst the six (6) lucky winners in this category.



All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your R9, 157,888 (Nine Million One Hundred And Fifty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred And Eighty-Eight South African Rand) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe or here in South Africa.

Our agent will commence the process immediately to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to receive your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!

To file for your claim, contact our claims agent below with the following information:

Mr. Tony N. Smith
Telephone: +27-72-353-8170
Fax: +27-86-607-6484
E-mail: tony_golftour1960@yahoo.co.uk


CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:.................................

CONTACT ADDRESS:....................................................

CITY/STATE:.....................................................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:........................................... FAX NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

ANNUAL INCOME:....................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Yours faithfully,
Tony N. Smith
Online coordinator for SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program










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