419 scam: Omega Lottery <drefdt@att.net> Congratulations!YOU HAVE WON!! Global OMega Lottery

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "claimingagentomega@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: Omega Lottery <drefdt@att.net>
Reply-To: omegaclaimingagent@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:32:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations!YOU HAVE WON!! Global OMega Lottery

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FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT

Dear: Sir/Madam

we are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of Winners of the
Global Omega Lottery SouthAfrica/International Programmer, held on monday,
DECEMBER 14, 2009 as part of our promotional draws.

Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses
of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada,
Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our Electronic business
Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw as a Result of you
visiting various websites we are running the e-business Promotions for. You/Your
Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew
the lucky numbers 37-7-10-39-30-21 bonus 8 And consequently won in the 3rd
Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for 1st category winners.
This is From the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
International winners in the 2ND category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your
fund is now deposited with the Global Omega Lottery Finance and Company Insured
in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask That you keep
this secretly from public notice until your claim has been Processed and your
money remitted to your account.

This is part of our Security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by Participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will Participate in our end of year
(2009) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To begin your
claim, please contact your claim agent immediately. MR. Charles Baloyi Foreign
Service Manager, Universal Building, 132 - 133 Park Hurst Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 South Africa.

TEL:+ 27- 730 274
554
Responding Email Address; claimingagentomega@ymail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated Account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent
not Later than 3rd- 12- 2009. After this date, all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,

please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in
every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4, BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.

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

Sincerely,

the Promotional Manager
Global Omega
Lottery Pty Ltd
Universal Building, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour -Unite
1440 Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 N.B. Any breach of Confidentiality on the part
of the winners will result to Disqualification.
Please do not reply to this
mail box.

Contact your claims agent through his email contact above

Congratulations!YOU HAVE WON!! Global OMega Lottery

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