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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • +27732223816 (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.
  • michaelsilverchambersandassociat@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 <ms-saslot31@live.co.za>
Reply-To: <esquire@michaelsilverchambersandassociates.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:02:11 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE A LUCKY EMAIL ADDRESS



WINNING NOTIFICATION FROM: THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPTARTMENT,
GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY. 677 MUTUAL PARK JAN SMUTS DRIVE,JOHANNESBURGSOUTH AFRICA . REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937BATCH NO: 200AUGTL#76110B YOU ARE WINNER NO: 20 RE: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION ATTENTION: OUR HONORABLE WINNER, GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY WORLDWIDE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN SOUTH AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2010. THIS YEAR'S LOTTERY PROGRAM WAS HELD AT THE NELSON MANDELA SQUARE , SANDTON , SOUTH AFRICA ON THE 29th OF JANUARY 2008. YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAW WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 AND IT DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 BONUS NUMBER 12 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE SECOND CATEGORY OF THE DRAW. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED THE SUM OF $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) ONLY PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF. NO: MSW-L/200-26937. THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $125,000,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS SHARED AMONG ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE (125) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN SECOND CATEGORY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES THROUGH OUR COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM TEN MILLION CONSTANT E-MAIL USERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH EACH CONTINENT IN PARTICIPATION, AS PART OF THE FIFA WORLDCUP PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR PROMINENT WEB USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE SOUTH AFRICA FIFA WORLDCUP 2010. YOUR FUND HAS BEEN INSURED WITH ONE OF OUR SPONSORS-OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE AND WILL BE PAID TO YOU BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (TT) THROUGH OUR CLAIM AGENT (DETAILS BELOW). YOUR SERIAL NUMBER. S/N-00168 YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS ARE. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 BONUS NUMBER 12 YOUR INSURANCE NUMBER: FLS433/453L/GMSA NOTE: THAT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIM AGENT FOR REFFERENCE PURPOSE, THROUGH THE CONTACT DETAILS CONTAINED HEREIN. QUOTE YOUR WINING NUMBERS AND NO. 20. AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL, QUOTE ALSO THIS SECURITY CODE: MSW/AUG/XX06 TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION OR SCAM. NAME: BARRISTER MICHAEL SILVER ESQ. Solicitor, Advocate and Attorney Of The Republic Of South Africa

OFFICE: MICHAEL SILVER CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

EMAILS: esquire@michaelsilverchambersandassociates.com michaelsilverchambersandassociat@yahoo.co.uk

PHONE: +27 73 222 3816
REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE 21DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE OR FORFEITED TO GOVERNMENT TREASURY. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY / THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FIFA WORLDCUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPONSORS: ADIDAS,SONY,PEUGEOT, MTN, EMIRATES AIRLINES,BMW, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINES, OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE, VODACOM, BENITA GROUP, LUCIN GROUP, JULIUS BERGER, SAMSUNG ETC... ENDEAVOUR TO EMAIL YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE REQUIRED DATA BELOW:

1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________________

2. COUNTRY:__________________________________________

3. RES ADDRESS: _____________________________________

4. SEX: _______________________________________________

5. AGE: ______________________________________________

6. OCCUPATION: ______________________________________

7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______________________________

8. BATCH NUMBER: ___________________________________

9. WINNER NUMBER: __________________________________

10.REF NUMBER: _____________________________________

11.AMOUNT WON: ____________________________________ YOURS SINCERELY, MRS. VICTORIA THERON PROMOTIONS MANAGERGOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY
_________________________________________________________________
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