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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:

• 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.
  • +27783404654 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: South Africa 2010 world cup lottery bid <southafrica100_22@msn.com>
Reply-To: <franklinmoore1@live.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:39:20 +0000
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR INFORMATION FOR YOUR AWARD



South Africa 2010 world cup lottery bid
Eastern-Cape, 8001
South Africa.
Congratulations!!!! "You have won US$1,450,000.00 from Twenty-One Claiming Online Promotions"



For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;

For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
Mr. Franklin Moore
Phone Number: + 27780171241
Fax Number: +27783404654
Respond to these mail you receive the Notification



CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

We wish you success in our Twenty-One Claiming Online Promotions/Email Internet Program made today which was held on 14th February 2009. Your Email Address was attached to Ticket No: 34, 11, 43,27,29,06 Drew the Lucky No: 16 25 29 37 45 49 Bonus 20 from 800,000 Email Addresses consequently won in the 2nd Category. You have therefore been approved to claim a Star Prize of $2,490,000.00 in cash credited to File No:6712314/ZAR/2009.

Below is your Winning Details;

For more information about your winning, click the below link to verify your winnings details Visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6

Confirm under Lotto 6/49.



Also provide the following information for the processing of your winning fund.

NAME: ..........................................................................

ADDRESS: ....................................................................

NATIONALITY: .............................................................

SEX: ...........................................................................

AGE: ....................................................................

PHONE/MOBILE: ...................................................................

FAX: ..........................................................................

OCCUPATION: .....................................................................

COMPANY: ........................................................................

BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:...........................................................



Congratulations'' once again from all our Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions Program.

Yours Truly,
Mrs. Carolyn A. Taylor
Promotions Manager
South Africa 2010 world cup lottery bid
Online Promotions
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Copy Right (C) 2009
(Reg No: 2000/003778/09)

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