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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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.
  • +27733114338 (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.
  • profadamss@mighty.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rom lot" <romlot5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:01:08 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION

FROM: MRS. ASIA CHERRY.

International Lotto Office De Padua:

Piazza Emmanuelle 13A,

Padova 45233, ITALY.

 

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914

Ref: EAASL/851OYHI/04

Batch: 12/25/DC34

Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003

Grand Draw No: 12099

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

                   WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

          We happily announce to you the draw of 2007 International Lottery programs held on the 21st of june in Rome Italy. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning:01/10/11/18/19/46, which subsequent!  won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

   

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by Reserve Bank South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. This promotion takes place annually. 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. If you¢re not up to 18 years you are automatically disqualify.

 

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in Africa immediately you read this message before August 30th 2007 for quick and urgent release of your fund,

 

PROF ABRAHAM.A.ADAMS

P.M.B 1090 JOHANESSBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

TELE: +27-73-311-43-38

E-mail: profadamss@mighty.co.za

 

Please fill the form below and send it to the claims agent in South Africa immediately.

 

NAME...............................................

COMPANY NAME: ...........................................

FULL ADDRESS:........................................... SEX:................................. AGE................................... OCCUPATION............................. TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)

COUNTRY................................

E-MAIL..................................

   

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our third category promotional lottery

program.

 

Your's Sincerely,

MRS. ASIA CHERRY.

Italia Zonal Co-coordinator.

MR. LARRY SMITH,

U.k zonal Secretary

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