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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +27732799260 (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.
  • sankosteven@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david sanko <davidsanko_060@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:13:41 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION .. 2007.. NATIONAL UK LOTTERY



GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!BRITISH WEB LOTTERY INTERNATIONALUnited Kingdom Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04 & Batch: 12/25/DC34 RE:LOTTO For Immediate payment contact your Claim Agent.
Felix Mba Email: sankosteven@yahoo.co.uk
FROM: SANKO STEVE, ANNOUNCER We happily announce to you the draw (#1012) of the 2007 BRITISH WEB LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:(48)(31)(30) (25)(23) (20) Bonusball (10). Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $520,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your $520,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in SOUTH AFRICA.Our agent will immediately commence the process 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned. You have to claim your prize in our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your winning fund, contact information as follow: - THROUGH YOUR CLAIM AGENT & PAYING BANK YOUR PRIZE AWARD-WINNER CAN BE TRANSFER TO YOU* For Immediate payment contact your Claim Agent.
Name: Felix Mba
Phone:+ 27 73 27 99 260
E-mail: sankosteven@yahoo.co.uk

Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release orderDEPARTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
***************************************************************
Sincerely,
Mr.Sanko Steve,
Announcement United Kingdom General.
Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation







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