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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • marchantfinltd@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sa2010 z047 <sa2010z047@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <marchantfinltd@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:20:59 +0000
Subject: ONLINE-CAF/SAFA LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION"



56 MELVILLE DRIVE
MELVILLE, JOHANNESBURG, 2040
SOUTH AFRICA.

Ref: ZA/144132/1211
Batch: 22/523009/LHINT

ONLINE-CAF/SAFA LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION"

ATTENTION: WINNER,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on the 12th of June 2007 to declare the winners of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and South Africa Football Association (SAFA). This lottery scheme was created to bring awareness to the world, being that South Africa is hosting the next world cup in 2010. You, attached to Ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with Serial number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and consequently won the lottery through a computer ballot system and your email address was gotten through South Africa Information Network Online (S A I N O) which is affiliated with the Internet.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out Of US$1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: ZA/144132/1211.This is from total prize money of US$14,000,000.00 shared among the ten international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot System drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly. To begin your claim process, please contact your claims manager with details below and also provide him with the requested information so that he can expedite the processing of your claims.

NAME: ________________________________________
AGE: ______________________________________
COMPANY:______________________________________
OCUPATION_____________________________________
COUNTRY: _____________________________________
ADDRESS: _____________________________________
CITY:_________________________________________
STATE:________________________________________
ZIP/POSTAL CODE: ______________________________
PHONE: ________________________________________
MOBILE: ______________________________________
FAX: _________________________________________
EMAIL: _______________________________________
REFERENCE NUMBER:_____________________________
BATCH NUMBER: ________________________________

DR.PATRICK KUMALO
CLAIMS MANAGER
FOREIGN CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
MARCHANT FINANCE LTD
1212 MARCH ROAD
JAN SMUTSAVENUE
JOHANESSBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: marchantfinltd@aim.com
TELEPHONE: + 27-72-410-3141

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers to any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than One Week After notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed Funds.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any Discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.

(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the Parts of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely
Amanda Hughes
N/Please note that you are to donate 10% of your Winnings to the less Privileged children of Africa.


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