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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • +27761444766 (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.
  • claimagents@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary_nonjabs40@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:30:05 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON .

POKER ONLINE PROMOTION
National Office,
157-197 Burgsburg Palace Road,
Eastern Cape
Ref Number: ZAR/J0021-671/SA2007
Batch number 002472/B8992-07.



TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on 18th
October 2007.

This is a millennium scientific computer game in which
email addresses were used. It is a promotional program
aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for the game.

However, your email address was attached to ticket
number 728-10185-03124-78-288:with serial number
6712/07 draw the lucky numbers
01-05-13-267-32-05,which eventually won the lottery in
the first category of the draws.

Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards
of $2,400,000.00 (Two million Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars Only) This is from total prize
money of US$30,000,000.00 distributed to winners from
1st to 3rd categories.

Note that this program was largely promoted and
sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists
from the internet ware industry and some other big
multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the
particulars presented below citing the batch and
reference numbers to this letter.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent in South Africa.

Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.00am -
7.30pm on Monday through Friday

Customer Service Unit,
MR.ANDERSON SIMMON.
CLAIMS MANAGER
EMAIL: claimagents@executivemail.co.za
TELEPHONE: +27-76-144-4766


NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN THE BELOW DETAILS
FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIM.

NAME:..................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:............................
ADDRESS:.......................................................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:.........................................
AGE:.....................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:....................................
COMPANY:..............................
BATCH/WINNING
NUMNBER:............................................

PLEASE YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS AND ABOVE TO CLAIM A
PRIZE.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be
further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with fraudulent cliams.


CONGRATULATIONS !!!
At your disposal, we remain.


Very Truly Yours,

Mary Nonjabs (Mrs.),
Director.

International Promotions Unit,
ZA Poker Promotions
National Office


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