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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 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)
• 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 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.
  • bsawc2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bsawc2 <bsawc2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:48:48 -0700
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Congratulations,_Reference_n?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?umber:_B-SA2010/2/=A3950000/LP!?=


* BRITISH-SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010
LOTTERY PROMOTIONS*

*CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS!** *

* **Reference Number:
B-SA2010/2/£950000/LP *

*Attn: Winner, *

*We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent Official
BRITISH-SOUTH AFRICA 2010 LOTTERY DRAWS held in South Africa on 1st of May
2008 your e-mail address attached to* *Ticket Number: BSA2010/66710L* *with
Serial Number 2010/01B-SA84 which consequently won in the 2nd category with
the following* *Winning Numbers 8, 10, 13, 22, 32, and 38.
*
*You therefore been approved for a total sum payout of* *£950.000.00 (Nine
Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds Only) **attached to* *Reference
Number: B-SA2010/2/£950000/LP* *as the shares of one among our winners.*

*Your fund is now deposited with our paying bank, and would be transferred
to you as soon as we hear from you. Due to t he mix-up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this Notice strictly confidential until your
claim has been processed and your Prize-money remitted to your designated
bank account or send to us your preference as regards your desired method of
transfer of your Prize-money to you. This is part of our security
precautionary measures to avoid double claiming or dubious acts by some
participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stake 100 Million Pounds International
Lotteries give-away.***

*You are advised to complete the form below and forward it to
our Coordinator's email address who will verify, ascertain and direct you
where your 2nd Category winning detail falls for onward processing and
immediate release of your Prize Money.**
**
**Agents contact details*

*Name: Mr. Bernard Anthony**
**Email:* *bsawc2010@hotmail.com*

*As soon as you forward your winning and personal details to our Agent, the
will create a file for you and forward your detail to the appropriate unit
for processing and release of your prize money.** *

*ACTION: SEND FILL AND SEND A COPY OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO BOTH
EMAILS PROVIDED ABOVE.*

*(1) FULL NAMES: *

*(2) DATE OF BIRTH: *

*(3) PRESENT ADDRESS: *

*(4) COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: *

*(5) TELEPHONE / MOBILE: *

*(**6) YOUR WINNING REF NO: B-SA2010/2/£950000/LP*

*(7) SERIAL NUMBER: *

*(8) OCCUPATION: *

*(9) SEX: *

*(10) TOTAL AMOUNT WON: £950.000.00*

*(11) BATCH NUMBER:*

*(12) TICKET NUMBER:*

*(13): WINNING NUMBER: *

*Thank you and congratulation once again from all members of our staff,
affiliates and sponsors.*

*
**Yours in service,** *

*Dr Cul A. Allen (PHD)
Chairman Lottery Board,**
British-South Africa-2010 Promotions.** *

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