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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:
  • ",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.
  • +27734052461 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: south african 2010lottery <jimparson01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:44:24 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING


SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.From : Lotto Manager South African 20=
10 World cup lottery online 2008=20
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon RD=20
Calton Building RM 108, JHB South Africa=20
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)=20
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:=20
06 08 010 19 30 42
=20
South African 2010 World cup lottery Million Promotion team & Online Lotte=
ry is proud to Inform you that you have won US$2,000,000.00 (Two million U=
nited States Dollars)
WHY YOU HAVE WON
=20
Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the
Weekly Promotion
HOW DID YOU WIN
=20
South African 2010 World cup lottery International Million Promotion, is a=
new Internet based Lottery,Whereby internet/email server, this email, sel=
ects all winners Server visits all Internet providers and email address ar=
ound the globe,be it .com, .org, .net and all country web based abbreviati=
ons, as you Have .ca in Canada and .uk in United Kingdom, AOL and hotmails=
.
=20
We select one million email addresses from all over the globe (Asia,Africa=
, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Australia) To run =
the draw; this is a bonus from African Microsoft Society to email Users. A=
fter the draw 7 email addresses become the winning e-mail address.
=20
Just contact our processing agent / Africa regional Claim department below=
for claiming of your prize and remember to quote Your winning Number and =
Batch Number and Winning Email Address for easy processing Of your prize. =
That's it!
=20
International remittance/payment consultation officer below:
=20
South African 2010 World cup lottery International
Processing Manager: MR. joel nkosi Name: MR. joel=20
EMAIL: joelnkosi@live.com [mailto:joelnkosi@live.com]
24hrs TELE/+ 27 734052461.=20

Provide him with the information below:=20
1.Name:.................................................=20
2.Address:.............................................=20
3.Marital Status:..................................=20
4.Occupation:........................................=20
5.Age:....................................................=20
6.Sex:.....................................................=20
7.Nationality:.........................................=20
8.Residence:..........................................=20
9.Telephone Number:...........................=20
10.Fax Number:....................................=20
12. Winning Number:............................=20
13. Amount Worn:...............................
14. Batch Number:..............................=20
=20
You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM,and south african orga=
nising team service provider is sponsoring this program to create awarenes=
s for the
upcoming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.=20
=20
Our International remittance Office (IRO) will render to you complete assi=
stance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of =
your consolation prize. mr joel has been assigned to assist you and your c=
laims will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency B=
oard. Congratulations once again.


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