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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:
  • "global mega lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• 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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • charles_baloyi22@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • charlesbaloyi@mighty.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3acharlesbaloyi@mighty.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "omega lottery" <omega.sa19@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:39 -0700
Subject: Global Mega Lottery Pty Ltd


*FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT


Dear: Sir/Madam

WINNING NOTIFICATION


we are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of Winners of the
Global Mega Lottery SouthAfrica/International Programmer, held on Saturday*
*,*<http://www.nationallottery.co.za/lottery/lotto_home/results.asp?type=1&ID=1110>
*12 JULY 2008as part of our promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America,
Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
Electronic business Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw as a Result of you visiting various websites we
are running the e-business Promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to
ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky
numbers 3-46-49-6-31-42 , bonus 41 And consequently won in the 2ND Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for 3nd category winners. This is From
the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
International winners in the1st category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the Global Mega Lottery Finance and Company
Insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
That you keep this secretly from public notice until your claim has been
Processed and your money remitted to your account.

This is part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by Participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize, you will Participate in our end of year (2008) high stakes
US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately. MR.
Charles Baloyi Foreign Service Manager, Universal Building, 132 - 133 Park
Hurst Balfour - Unite 1440 Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 South Africa.

TEL:+ 27-735-741-599
Responding Email Address
**charles_baloyi22@yahoo.ca*<http://us.mc335.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=charles_baloyi22@yahoo.ca>
*Email:charlesbaloyi@mighty.co.za<http://us.mc335.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Email%3Acharlesbaloyi@mighty.co.za>

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
Account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
Later than 28-08- 2008. After this date, all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in
every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4, BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

the Promotional Manager
Global Mega Lottery Pty Ltd
Universal Building, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour -Unite 1440 Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 N.B. Any breach of
Confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to Disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail box.

Contact your claims agent through his email contact above.*

Anti-fraud resources:

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