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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "flash fortune lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "global mega lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • transferbank@rocketmail.com
  • james_jddd@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:32:36 +0200
Subject: COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW


FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY



*23RD OF OCTOBER 2008,*





*YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE*



*COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW*



THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT



FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW



YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,



THE SUM OF US$ 2,950,000,00



PLEASE CONTACT



(MR.JAMES KUDE)



*YOUR CLAIM AGENT.*



*FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT*



ON PHONE NO. + 27- 741-457-455

email:transferbank@rocketmail.com. <transferbank@rocketmail.com.>

(GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY)



*PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION*



Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers is. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA



You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,950,000.00in cash, which is the winning payout for Second
category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!



Please note that OMEGA CROSSING your paying agent, will invite you to their
office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to
hurry up and contact them immediately.

*To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and
also send an urgent message to Mr. kude James through Phone or Email address
*



*EMAIL: *:<http://us.f612.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=:james_jddd@yahoo.com>
transferbank@rockmail.com.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information
provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your
claims agent.



REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811

BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99





FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010
SOCCER WORLD



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



FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY SA

*GOES INTERNATIONAL*

AS THE *2010*

WORLD CUP

WILL BE HOSTED BY

SOUTH AFRICA

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam