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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 british 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)
  • "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.
  • +27785881015 (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.
  • louisvonlinks@gmail.com
  • customercarecentre@thepub.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto manager" <lottomanager10@mobimail.mn>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:53:09 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE AMONG OUR 10 LATEST MILLIONAIRES!


*[image: South African Flag]*
*2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTIFICATION* *!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WINNING !!!
*
*The Game Is Coming... 2010 is the Time!
YOU ARE AMONG OUR 10 LATEST MILLIONAIRES!
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLDCUP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
[FIFA]
...Our Latest surprises!*
*=> LATEST RESULT OF THE ESS PROMOTION <=

Dear Sir/ *
*This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of One
Million British Pounds [£1, 000,000.00GBP]. This is in line with our
promotion for the world-cup come 2010. The selection process was carried out
through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ess)
from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the
continents of the world. This promotion is sponsored by the Federation
International Football Association [FIFA], and approved by the British
Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR). This promotion is the first of its kind and we intend to
sensitize the public.

To begin the process of your prize and to find out more about this
promotion, you are to contact our claims agency stated below:

Zodiac House Promotion Company, P.O. Box 1820
Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Attention: Mr. Louis Von*
*Phone: +27 78 588 1015
**E-mail: *louisvonlinks@gmail.com<http://us.mc462.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=louisvonlinks@gmail.com>,
info_agency@webdunia.com<http://us.mc462.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info_agency@webdunia.com>
* *
*
When you contact the agency, please provide them with your secret pin code
x7pwyz2007 and your reference number BWBI: 2551256003/23. You are also
advised to call and provide them with the under listed information as soon
as possible:

Details of Beneficiary
Name (Surname
First):.......................................................................

Address:.............................................................................................

Country:.............................................................................................

Telephone:.........................................................................................

Gender:...............................................................

Marital Status:..................................................

Age:.....................................................................

Occupation:.................................................Your
Pin/SecurityCode:.................................

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:


Endeavor to email/fax the agency your full names, Ref/Pin numbers, email
Address, telephone and fax numbers immediately.

If you do not contact the claims agency within 12 working days of this
notification, your winning would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep
their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim
(IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards,
Mr. James Stevenson
Promotion Manager
Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 2010 Lottery Board
Commission

100860 8556 2548 9576ZA
<http://us.mc462.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=customercarecentre@thepub.co.za>
Copyright (c) 1994-2008 The South Africa National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
[image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize]
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED
BY: (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT .

N/B: Please do not reply to this mailbox, kindly contact your DPU
Information Officer Mr. Louis Von.
*

Anti-fraud resources:

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