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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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.
  • mandelatrust2006_2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: henry mbatha <henmbatha02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mandelatrust2006_2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:52:28 +0200
Subject: AWARDS (NELSON MANDELA TRUST FUNDATION )


Manager . South African 2010 World cup Award online 2007Headquarters:125 mandela street,Johasnnesburg. South Africa.Batch: ( 13/26/DC45.) NELSON MANDELA TRUST FUNDATION AWARDS We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid Award International programs held in GERMANY Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B4665 75614546 17788) with Serial number (37567)Drew the winning NO: (63/84/27/17/37), and Insurance number (KISCS433/2010SNLP/2117) which subsequently won you the NELSON MANDELA TRUST FUNDATION AWARD. Your name have been approved to claim a total sum of US$2, 000,000.00 (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file Number (KmT /9030108305/01). This is from a total cash prize of US ($20,000,000.00)shared among the Ten lucky winners in this category world-wide companies and individuals who assisted Nelson mandela Trust Fund for charity development world wide in south Africa as a aboost for 2010 world cup. Please note that your award winning number falls within our award booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.In view of this, your U.S $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by co-ordinator through the choosen bank immediately he 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 draw system and extracted from over (50,000.00) companies and individual emails address.The award programe took place to promote south africa (2010 world cup award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are 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). To file for your claim, please contact your claim the co-ordinator immediately you read this message for the registration and notarization of your fund in the justice department which enable the quick release of your fund, his contact information is as follows.Name: Dr. Prince Mothimba Email: mandelatrust2006_2006@yahoo.co.uk Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has succesfully won this competition.Thank you for being part of our promotional award program.signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)Dr. smith white (President)Chief Operations OfficerMr johnson nkosiChief Executive OfficerBarry Bongo.Thank you for your co-operation(Zonal Co-ordinator)Dr Prince Mothimba to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please fill and return the attached payment verification form and return it back to him today by email attachment for immediate processing and remittance of your prize money. Note that the maximum allowable period by law to return your filled payment verification form is 5 working days;failure to do so will result in your payment being delayed or cancelled.Remember to quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXFull names: ................................ Age: ...................................... Sex: ...................................... Residential address: ...................... Nationality: .............................. Occupation: ............................... Post held: ................................Tel(s): ................................... Fax: ...................................... Company name: ............................. Reference Number: ........................Winning numbers : ........................... Batch Number :................................Serial Numbers :................................Insurance number :................................ ticket number:................................http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:JazmIllbqFEJ:www.southafrica.info/2010/+world+cup+2010&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=za
Congratulations! Thank you for being part of our Promotiona laward program.





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