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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:

• 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")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • +27789087845 (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.
  • nelsonsmith1000@pnetmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTO BOARD <investment____50@msn.com>
Reply-To: <nelsonsmith1000@pnetmail.co.za>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:11:03 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION



Swiss Draw: You Won $1Mn ( Congrats)
Swiss South Africa 2010
Soccer World Cup Lottery:
Hauptstrasse 137 8274
Tägerwilen Switzerland

LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02

We happily announce to you the draw of the Swiss South Africa 2010 world cup lottery bid online programs held today the 2nd of March 2009 in Geneva (Switzerland) to support and promote South African 2010 world cup, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:01-6-2-13-35-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore,to receive a total sum of $1,000,000,00.( ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) credited to file RPC/9080115322/44.

This is from a total cash prize of $125 Million us Dollars shared among second category winners. This year,s Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Swiss / South Africa Lottery, The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in SWISS /.S.A. history.The biggest was the 363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet and our representative office in Switzerland as indicated in the electronic play coupon. In view of this, your $1,000,000.00 would be released to you by our affiliate office in South Africa (South African Gaming Commission).

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him and call him on the phone.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. Please contact our fiduciary agent in South Africa with your details for processing of your claims.

NAME:..................................
NATIONALITY:...........................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
OCCUPATION....................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS............
AGE..........................................

Send Replies to Email: nelsonsmith1000@pnetmail.co.za
Agent to contact:
Dr. Nelson Smith ( Lottery Payment Coordinator South African Gaming Commission)
Tel Direct + 27 78 908 7845

Mon - Friday( 8Hrs Gmt to 16HrsGmt)
Sat ( 8Hrs Gmt to 16HrsGmt)

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs,Hannah Madison.

Zonal Coordinator ( Switzerland ) Copyright ©
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