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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +27843150001 (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.
  • markcarbonnel@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY TEAM" <lottocompetitiondraw15@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:02:05 +0200
Subject: SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM
6-8 CYRILDENE EAST, JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICAN
(Customer Service)
Ref: SSW/25041238013/03.
Winning No:2-9-22-23-24-30

Dear winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the SOUTH AFRICAN 2010
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 6th of September, 2008 in
conjunction with the SUNSWEETIN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM committe
members.Your "email address" was attached to ticket number; 023-0148-790-459
serial number 5073-11 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category.

You have been approved lump sum pay of $850,000.00 USD ( EIGHT HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) file Ref: SSW/25041238013/03. from
the total cash prize of $850,000.00 UNITED STATE DOLLARS shared amongst ten
lucky winners based on their category.All participants "email address" were
selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred
thousand names from Canada,Australia,United States,Asia, Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program
which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by the South African National
Gambling Board as part of their social responsibility in the global village
where they have operational base.To process your claims you are hereby
advice to contact the promotions Manager with this information.

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 high stakes $1.3 billion
dollars International Lottery.

This promotion takes place anually.In view of this, your $850,000.00 USD
( EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) would be released
to you by our payment office in Johannesburg South Africa. Our agent(s) will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, please contact our
Fiduciary Agent:

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR MARK CARBONNEL, FOREIGN SERVICE
MANAGER,via this email address
(markcarbonnel@yahoo.com )
Tel: +27-843-150-001
Fax;+27-86-602-9240

You are also advised to forward to him (claim agent) the requested details
below:

1.FULL NAMES
2.GENDER
3.CONTACT ADDRESS
4.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
5.NATIONALITY
6.YOUR FAX
7.PHONE NUMBERS (OFFICE AND RESIDENCE)
8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
9.OCCUPATION
10. AGE
11.WINNING NUMBERS
12.FILE REF. NO
13.SERIAL NUMBER
14.AMOUNT WON

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming
and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours faithfully,
MRS R.B.A ALLEN(ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR SEC)
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM

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