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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031894336 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27824752215 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27865133863 (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.
  • info_claimagent.za53@yahoo.co.uk
  • info.prof_rikardtamaz@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eaaslboard_co.044 uk" <eaaslboard_co.04486@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <sa.agentrepresentative@workmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:01 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE MADE IT.



FROM:THE DESK OF THE CEO
EURO AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN
SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY PROGRAM PROMOTION.
PRIZE AWARD DEPT.1/6/08
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914 Ref: EAAASL/634OYI/74 Batch: 12/28/Du23 Tel: +44 703 189 4336 Tel: +44 207 043 9799 Fax: +44 709 287 6187


Date:19-01-2008.




Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1177) of THE EURO AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN SWEEPSTAKES NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIOAL PROGRAM, held on 15th January 2008. Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number: 787659005455433 with Serial number 9876/90 drew the lucky winning numbers: 12,24,26,28,44,49 Bonus Ball 45.Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category for January 2008. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,200,000, 00. (One Million Two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/650803165432/07.

This is from a total cash prize of £13,000, 000, 00 Million Pounds Sterling , shared amongst the One-Hundred and Ten (110) lucky winners in this third category worldwide. The online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through a computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal emails , unions, associations and co-operate bodies that are listed online. Be prepared to forward your claim in the particular country which our draw / claim machine have dictated, to avoid any violation / abuse of this program.
For your immediate claim,contact our agent he/she will commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you make the necessary informations below available . For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims is processed and your winning funds 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. Please be warned!!.
Barrister Morwell Sibusiso Umlazi (Esq.
(Regional Manager)Overseas Subscribers Agents Africa16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road Auckland Park 101 ZA-2006 Johannesburg
Tel: + 27 82 475 2215
Fax: +27 86 513 3863
E-mail:info_claimagent.za53@yahoo.co.uk


PROVIDE EAAAS LOTTERY BOARD INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS BELOW:-


Name of Beneficiary:...........................2. Address:........................3. Occupation:.....................4. Marital Status:.................5. Age:............................6. Country: (Present Location).....7. Nationality:....................8. Telephone:......................9. Fax number: (if any)............ Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your ID NoSCIL/200118308/02. In any correspondences with us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programme that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Denis Edwards.
(CEO)

EURO AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN SWEEPSTAKES NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION.


Prof. Rikard Tamaz .
(Online Co-ordinator & Lottery Anouncer)
Email:info.prof_rikardtamaz@yahoo.co.uk






EAAASL INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEMBERS






THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE EURO AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN SWEEPSTAKES NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION BOARD. (EAAAL BOARD)
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