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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:
  • "fifa world cup lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27787070699 (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.
  • solzuma@gmail.com
  • lottoagents@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTO MANAGMENT <lottoagents@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:37:22 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING!!!


// *(South African Flag)* // /2010 FIFA WORLD CUP LOTTERY DRAW NOTIFICATION./
!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING!!! *The Game Is Coming... 2010 is the Time!
YOU ARE AMONG OUR 500 LATEST MILLIONAIRES!
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLDCUP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION [FIFA]
….Our Latest surprises!**=> LATEST RESULT OF THE DRAW <=
*
Hello Dear, We are happy to announce the South African 2010 Fifa World Cup Hosting Right Lottery program held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to lucky winning BATCH N0: 60/8427/10/08, which won the sweepstake in the 2nd category. Your name amongst others has been approved for payment of €.1, 000, 000, .00 (One Million Eur) in cash as credited to file number: FIFA/424986/SA. This is from total cash Prize of €.500, 000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Euro) shared among 500 (Hundred) lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web (www) through computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over (500,000,00) companies and individual email users around the world as part of South African 2010 Fifa World Cup Promotion Program. Hence the promotion is sponsored by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), approved and licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotion is the first of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. Due to mix up of some names and addresses, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you, in whatever manner you deem fit to claim the prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants. Be advised therefore to file for claim of your winning price by contacting your/our accredited agent as stated below:*
Allianz Promotion Inc. *4400 Calton Centre, *Johannesburg**, South Africa****Attention: Mr. Solomon Zuma*
Phone: +27-78-707-0699
E-mail: solzuma@gmail.com [mailto:solzuma@gmail.com] or lottoagents@gmail.com [mailto:lottoagents@gmail.com] Note that your agents are responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings price/fund to you. Note that your winning must be claimed not later than ONE MONTH from today. After One Month all unclaimed price would consider as donation and will be forfeited to the Orphanages and charity homes. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your reference batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent. Should there be any change in your email address, please endeavor to inform us. Sign:Mr. James Stevenson
*Promotion Manager* Congratulations once again for being part of this promotional lottery program. N/B: Don't reply to this mailbox, kindly contact your DPU Information Officer: Mr. Solomon Zuma


(South African Flag)
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