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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:
  • "parkhaust, balfour unit 1440" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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.
  • +27787833793 (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.
  • boardlotter2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: boardlotter boardlotter <boardlotter_12@msn.com>
Reply-To: <boardlotter2010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 06:54:20 +0000
Subject: From: Lotto Manager. South African



From: Lotto Manager. South African
2010 World cup lottery online 2009
Lottery Headquarters: 210-211 Universal Building
Parkhaust, Balfour Unit 1440
Johannesburg, South Africa
Batch: (18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.)
REF: (GFA/MMS/HWEAS/SA)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (7017-4162-1018) with! Serial number (MH4710019) Drew the winning No: (80, 35, 11, 72, 90, 41 and Bonus number 5), and Insurance number (KISCS433/2010SNLP/2008) which subsequently on you the lottery award in the 3rd category. Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,800,000.00 (One million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file Number (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US ($200,000, 000.00) shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, you’re U.S ($1,800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred United States Dollars) would be released to you by the bank immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact us. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web-site through computer draw system and extracted from over (100,000, 00) companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africa (2010 world cup award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements (Please be warned).

To file for your claim, please contact the Zonal Co-coordinator immediately for verifications of your winning, for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contacts information is as follow!!!!

NAME. MR. Mr. Oscar O. Oscar
E-mail: boardlotter2010@gmail.com
Tel: +27 78 78 33 793

Also provide the following information and after fill this information of yours we will officially send you our verification that you are the winning,

1. FULLNAME.......................................

2. POSTAL ADDRESS.....................

3. IDENTIFICATION NO..............................

4. MARITAL STATUS.....................

5. OCCUPATION....................

6. AGE.........................

7. SEX............................................

8. NATIONALITY....................................

9. CONTRY OF RESIDENCE............................

10. TELEPHONE NUMBER..............................

11. FAX NUMBER...................................

12. EMAIL ADDRESS................................

13. WINNING NUMBERS...............................

14. BONUS NUMBER..................................

15. INSURANCE NUMBERS.............................

16. REF NUMBERS...................................
17. BATCH NUMBERS.................................

Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 21 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Malefic OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN. N.B/email the Zonal co-coordinator for urgent verification of your clam, the name is Mr. Oscar O. Oscar

Thank you for your co-operation
JOYCE HENZ (MRS)
(P RO).

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