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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • ",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.
  • custservices2004@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: custservices2004@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:09:22 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

FROM: MR. RUDOLF P. MARKHAMS
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP,
BID LOTTERY AWARD.
LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
31 BRITON COURT CARLTON EAST GATE,
ZURICH SWITZERLAND .

CUSTOMER SERVICE: 583 NCA 86924
REF: EAASL/9310YI/03
BATCH: 13/26/DC36

Dear Sir/Madam

LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award international program held in Zurich , Switzerland .
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 6/48/27/17/36/33 /+ 1, which
was randomly selected by our central computer system, subsequently your lottery award is in the 2nd category. Your name have therefore
been short-listed to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000 (TWO MILLION United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of US$40,000,000 Million dollars, shared amongst the first FORTY (40) Lucky winners in this category
world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Lottery booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your US$2.000, 000 (TWO MILLION United States Dollars) would be released to you by our bank in South
Africa . Our South African principal 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 sites through computer draw system.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
your prize. Note that you have to contact your claim agent in South Africa for the 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.
CONTACT HIM
MR. JAMES MARTINS
TEL: 27-83-421-0891
EMAIL: custservices2004@yahoo.com


Please be warned. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, always
quote your reference/batch numbers in YOUR RELPY.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours

Mr. Markhams




MR. JAMES Martins
TEL: 27-83-421-0891
EMAIL: custservices2004@yahoo.com

(Zonal Co-ordinator agent. South Africa)


Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams Mrs. Rosemary Moyo
(Zonal Co-ordinator Switzerland) (Board Member Switzerland)
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