419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Robson"<susanrobson01@gmail.com> ( VERIFICATION CONTACT DETAILS) South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Robson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <south--africa--2010@live.co.za>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:23:35 -0400
Subject: ( VERIFICATION CONTACT DETAILS) South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup

Dear: Winner

This is to inform you that your email address has been selected from our database for the ongoing Online South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup promotion. Details of your winning information has been attached, go through it and contact the appropriate office for the claim of your fund.
Please provide the following details for processing of your claim.

VERIFICATION CONTACT DETAILS
1, Names in full:
2, Country of Residing:
3, Nationality:
4, Residential Address:
5, Date of Birth/Age:
6, Marital Statue/Sex:
7, Tel/Fax:
8, Mobile No:
9, Occupation:
10, Company:
11, Amount Won:
12, Email address:
13, Ref No:
14, File KPC No:

Best regards,

Mrs. Susan Robson

(Awards Notification Officer)

Anti-fraud resources:

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