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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)
• 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.
  • +447031835841 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704901653 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27839640219 (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.
  • balloyirichard93@hotmail.com
  • richardballoyi85@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lott draw" <lott_draw24@mobimail.mn>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:13:57 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!


**
*From: Mr. Phillip Morgan *
*Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery*
*Headquarters: **1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ **Essex
**United Kingdom
**Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914*
*Ref: EAASL/**941OYI/08
Batch: 12/27/Du34/08*
*www.lottery.co.uk
*
*TEL: +44 703-183-5841*
**
*FAX: +44 870-490-1653*
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*CONGRATULATIONS!!!*
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* Attn Winner, *
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*We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on three days ago in Essex United
Kingdom. Your E-mail address attired to ticket number: B9564 756045765 775
with! Serial number 97543 drew the winning numbers: 5/11/13/18/25 PLUS
BONUS 7*
<http://lottery.co.uk/results/lotto.asp> [image: Ball:
5]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>[image:
Ball: 11]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>[image:
Ball: 13]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>[image:
Ball: 18]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>[image:
Ball: 25]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>[image:
Bonus Ball: 7]<http://lottery.co.uk/results/result.asp?LotteryID=2&ResultID=4808>
*Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category? You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,020.000.00 GBP (One
Million Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KSDC/9060118408/07. This is from a total cash prize of
£105,060.000.00 GBP (One Hundred And Five Million Sixty Thousand Pounds
Sterling) shared amongst the first One Hundred And Three (103) lucky
winners in this category world-wide Europe Africa Asia America.*
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* Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your £1,020.000.00 GBP (One Million Twenty Thousand Pounds
Sterling) would be released to you by The Nedbank of South Africa*
* *
*Our Africa Agent in South Africa 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 Yahoo/Hotmail on line
Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 63, 000,00
companies.*
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*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.*
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*This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.*
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*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: -*
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*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*
*Barr. Richard Baloyi (Esq.) lottery agent*
*Zodiac House Promotion Company, P.O. Box 1820
Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
E-MAIL: balloyirichard93@hotmail.com*
*E-MAIL: richardballoyi85@hotmail.com
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*Tel: +27839640219 *
*Tel/Fax: +27839640219 *
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*FILL THIS VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT BACK TO YOUR LOTTERY AGENT*
*DETAILS OF BENEFICIARY*
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*NAME (SURNAME FIRST):................................................*
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ADDRESS:.......................................................................
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COUNTRY:.......................................................................
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OCCUPATION:.................................................................
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*MARITAL STATUS:..........................................................*
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AGE:................................................................................
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TELEPHONE:....................................................................
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*TICKET NUMBER:.............................................................
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*SERIAL NUMBER:.............................................................
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*WINNING NUMBER:..........................................................*
*BONUS NUMBER:............................................................*
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*Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the given
date. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or
us.*
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*Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.*
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*Sincerely, *
*Mr. Phillip Morgan *
*United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator. *
*Mrs. Anna Greenwell.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation*
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*[image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize]*
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