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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:
  • ",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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27733908202 (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.
  • southafrican2010awardoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: south africa 2010 <s_a2010_9@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:27:19 +0200
Subject: AFRICAN AWARD 2010 SOUTH AFRICA!



(S.A.N.L)
2007,(US$ 2,000,000.00) SPECIAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.
US$ 2,000,000.00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)

There was a computer ballot that was organized by the SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY (SANL) on 6th of August, 2007. It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world, 1,000,000 email addresses and it was selected and picked from the Microsoft, those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the Microsoft were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot. Five (5) email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email addresses, and out of those 5 email addresses, your email address is among the winning e-mail address on the ballot. You have to note that this program is being sponsored by MICROSOFT in Association with FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to create awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.

FOR YOUR CLAIM CONTACT BELOW.
Teleline:+27-733-908-202Call Mr. Micheal G. Smith Processing Director South African National Lottery BoardOr E-mail: southafrican2010awardoffice@yahoo.co.uk Mr. Douglas Baloyi.Information Department. The program was held by the South African leading Lottery Organization know as SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY. The Computer ballot qualified your e-mail address as one of the winner of the said Sum- (US $ 2,000,000,00 (TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR).For more enquires/Informations, you are required to contact (DR.DOUGLAS BALOYI) Information Department of South African National Lottery Board,through the above e-mail address. He will furnish you with all your WINNING NUMBERS,LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS,INSURANCE NUMBERS,REFERRANCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, which you would use to to claim your prize of (US $400,000,00.) Note, the US$ 2,000,000,00, was shared among five winners, which gives each of you US$400,000,00.(Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollar).All the winnings must be claimed before 14 to 20th of Next month and after the over deadline, all unclaimed prizes/funds must be returned to SOUTH AFRICAN NATIOANL LOTTERY EXCROW ACCOUNT WITH (FNB). This message was sent to you by Mrs.Nancy Whang, secretary to the Chairperson,Lottery Organizer South Africa,Mr.Khumalo Nkosi Director of Promotion,South African National Lottery. Thanks and Congratulations. Mrs. Nancy Whangsecretary to the Chairperson,Lottery Organizer South Africa 6115 LILIAN ROAD,FORDSBURG,2092 P O BOX 906171 MARSHALL TOWN 2107 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
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