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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "global mega lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• 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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • sa_2010_lottery@outgun.com
  • browncathy_2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: collins davis <collinsdavis_471@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <browncathy_2@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:43:19 +0000
Subject: CLAIMS YOUR WIINING FUND






SA 2010FIFA/MEGA-MILLION WORLD CUP LOTTERY PROMOTION


MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY


ALLSTATES BUILDING234, WOOD MEAD STREET, 9TH FLOOR UNIT 999 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

Congratulations!
The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team in colaboration with FIFA 2010 promotional support team is proud to inform you that you have won US$2,000,000.00. and a free ticket to watch SA 2010 world cup.
Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses that was seleced in the first quater of 2007 by our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from our worldwide mailing list.

Private winning Details
EMAIL CODE:100-309-7482 Reference Number: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
Batch Number: 74-263-BBN.
SERAIL NUMBER:513-10/2007
Security code(ZA-184/08)


To file your claim.
contact
Mr. JIMMY PARSON
Tel: + 27- 730 556 558 24hrs
Email: sa_2010_lottery@outgun.com

With the following details to his email:

1) FULLNAME:............................................................................................

2).NATIONALITY:.......................................................................................

3).DATE OF BIRTH:.................................................................................

4). SEX:.....................................................................................................

5). MARITAL STATUS: ..........................................................................

6).CONTACT ADDRESS:....................................................................

7).TELEPHONE:...........................FAX NUMBERS: ...........................

8).OCCUPATION:................................................................................

9).WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:.......................................................

10).WINNING NUMBER:...................................................................

11). TOTAL AMOUNT WON: ...............................

12) REFERENCE NUMBER: .........................................................

13) BATCH NUMBER:.......................................................................


Forward those details to
Zonal Consultant
MR. BROWN CATHY
Email: browncathy_2@yahoo.com

For confirmation.
PLEASE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
BELOW ARE THE PAST WINNER'S GALLERY

Our fourth Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$2,700,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. 24th October 2006
And others.



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