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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:
  • "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 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.
  • a_deparker@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FIFA 2010 South Africa <fifasa2010win78@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 07:17:40 -0400
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON!!!



FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 FREE LOTTERY,HEADQUARTER, 126 Rivonia Road Sandton 2196Johannesburg South Africa.

==========================Email Code: XB5/07/Ms/Co/SARef NO: 7458222754==========================

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to announce your email address as one of the 200 lucky winners in the Free Lotto draw All 200 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 100,000,00 {ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND} international emails addresses.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total payout of GBP £1,000.000.00(ONE MILLION POUNDS) And a Free Ticket to Watch South African 2010 World Cup.The world cup 2010 lottery is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, Coca Cola, and the South African government.

The lottery draw is aimed to promote the First Soccar World cup to be held in the African Continent We have two options of delivery won prizes to winners COURIER AND DIRECT BANK TRANSFER

NOTE: THIS PRIZE MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN THE 17TH OF JULY 2007

To Cliam your money and Ticket Contact your claim agent for RULES AND CLAIM PROCEDURE WITH YOUR Winning Ref Numbers and Email code

Conatct PersonMr Andrew De ParkerEmail a_deparker@yahoo.it

Rev Paul ZobaPromotions Manager
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