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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:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 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.
  • davidkewell.auslottoagent@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "1ward2007@terra.es" <1ward2007@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:25:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $400,000


AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME INC.


THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC,
6123 COOL STREET ROAD
SOME WHERE VALUE AX34587,
AUSTRALIA.www.australianlottogame.gr.st

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you that the draw (#1048) of the Australian International Lottery Program, held on 13/8/ 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: Batch: 7050470902/189
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
Ball number 2 Ball number 10 Ball number 11 Ball number 28 Ball number 36 Ball number 47 Bonus Ball number 33

(bonus no.33) which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 33 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $400,000 (FOUR Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of $1,500000 shared amongst the (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $400,000 (FOUR Hundred thousand dollars) would be released to you by our Regional Branch Office in Nigeria.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: simply contact our fiducial agent, MR david kewell. Why writing to him, quote your batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note: All winnings MUST be claimed before END OF AUG / 2007. Otherwise all funds will be returned as unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations. So we advise you to be constant with your box, and call us if necessary. Observe every necessary protocols and be fast about it.
Please contact your claim agent MR,kewell., by his Email address


davidkewell.auslottoagent@yahoo.com.au


So that he will direct you on how you will receive your winning prize.

Yours Truly,





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