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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (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!
• 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.
  • +447031897621 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704716192 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27731056738 (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.
  • jamadams@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentadams@workmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jadams@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukdraw lottery5" <ukdrawlottery5@mobimail.mn>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:17:10 +0200
Subject: EURO-AFRO-SWEEPSTAKE JULY 2008 AWARD LOTTERY CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION


*Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery**
**Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex United Kingdom . ***
*Customer Service: 580 NCA 8***
*Telephone+44-703-189 7621/Fax+44-870-471-6192**
**Ref: (EAASL/941OYI/04) / (Batch: 12/25/DC34)*

* *
*From the Desk of: Mr. William Smith**
United Kingdom Zonal Co-Coordinator.* * *
* *
*EURO-AFRO-SWEEPSTAKE JULY 2008 AWARD AND WINDOW PROMOTION*

*Attn: Email Account Holder*

*We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs in United Kingdom . This Program is
organized to Promote and Encourage YAHOO AND HOTMAIL Window Users.
Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery collects all the email addresses of
the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to
Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. People are selected
monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected
Winners. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 02/06/18/36/37/44/Bonus Ball:
19/, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. *

*You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (US$820, 000, 00)
**(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US
$1100, 000, 00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and
thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide. *

*Please note: that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your ($820, 000, 00)** (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollars) would be released to you by First National Bank Of South
Africa (F.N.B)Our African agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10 ,000,00 companies. This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and
your money 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please! Contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow: - *
*Barr. James Adams. (Esq.)**
Solicitors, Conveyances & Notary Public *
*Tel/Fax: +27-73-105 6738**
E-mail: jamadams@lawyer.com*
*E-mail:* *agentadams@workmail.co.za* <agentadams@workmail.co.za>
*4Th Floor, Elephant House**
107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001Post Address P.O.Box 61618
Marshalltown 2107*

*Please be informed that you must contact your claim agent in Africa for
immediate processing and remittance of your winning fund from the payment
bank in Africa , To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us. *
*Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. *

*For more information you can call or write to Barr. James Adams. (Esq.), on
Tel/Fax: +27-73-105 6738, Email:
<jadams@lawyer.com>jamadams@lawyer.com Please note
that all correspondence regarding your claim and urgent response from us
must be Directed to these email address {agentadams@workmail.co.za}*

*1. Full name...............................*
*2. Country..................................*
*3. Contact Address.....................*
*4. Telephone Number.................*
*5. fax Number............................*
*5. Marital Status.........................*
*6. Occupation.............................*
*7. Date of birth......................*
*7. Sex.................................*

*For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.*

*Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.*
*Sincerely, *
* *
*Mr. William Smith
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator. *
*Mr. Davis Graig *
*United Kingdom** zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation*

* WARNING!*

*Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully
handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double
claim. You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be
other Organizations or Euro-Afro Inc. This is solely to collect your
personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that
you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to
you, kindly delete it from your mailbox and give no further correspondence
to such person or body.*

*Euro-Afro shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from
the above mentioned*
*WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THESE IS NOT A BOGUS WINNING OR ANOTHER PYRAMID
OF MONEY MAKING BUSSINESS*

Anti-fraud resources:

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