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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +27741030886 (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.
  • benjamintomelo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: S/A 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP EMAIL LOTTERY <benjamintomelo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:15:18 +0200
Subject: Claim Your Cheque Now




INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
FIFA WORLDCUP 2010 SOUTHAFRICA
REF: FIFA/SA/26000888/02
BATCH: FIFA/SA/ 00319/IPD


Dear Sir / Madam,

This mail is to bring to your notice that your email emerged as one of
our winning email address in our New lotto sweepstakes programme that made
you automatically a winner of the sum of US$1.5 Million.

FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
11th April,2007 of winners of the FIFA WORLDCUP 2010 SOUTHAFRICA LOTTO PROMO ,
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS SOUTH AFRICA held in Zurich on 1st April,2007 through computer
ballot system Your company/You email,is attached to ticket number 023-1856-790-279,
with serial number 5073-10 drew the lucky numbers 43-58-42-37-69-72, and
consequently won the lottery in the first category, All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn form 30,000 email address from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa

In order to claim your prize from the lottery board you are required to
contact your claims agent with the informations given below and
request for the necessary forms needed to file your claims.



FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER/CONSULTANT
Mr Benjamin Tomelo
email:benjamintomelo@yahoo.fr
Tel:+27-741-030-886


Identification Numbers:
REF: FIFA/SA/26000888/02
BATCH: FIFA/SA/ 00319/IPD



CONGRATULATIONS! Your cheque will be issued on your name and send to the Finance House
as soon as you have been cleared by your claims agent .

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award strictly 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.


Contact your claim agent by email or telephone with your Name, Address, Telephone number .

Sincerely,
Mrs Sisi Mbeki
Online Coordinator
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
THANKS FOR WINNING




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