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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims 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 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.
  • +2348033634239 (Nigeria, 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.
  • theaustralianlottoffice@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY OFFICE <australiandrawsresult5@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:42:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!YOUR E=MAIL
HAS WON US$850,000.00


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COORPORATION.
ADDRESS:6123 COOL STREET RD,
PAULGREENVULLE AX34587,AUSTRALIA.

DATE: 03/10/2007
REF NUMBER: 475061725
BATCH NUMBER: 7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 3rd october 2007 from the AUSTRALIA
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME,Which is fully based
On an electronic selection of winners using their
E-mail addresses,

your name was attached to ticket
Number; 47061725 07056490902
serial number 7741137002.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won
the lottery in the second category. you have
Been approved a lump sum pay of US$850,000.00,EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTHY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in
Cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
Cash prize OF $16.700,000,00 that is shared amongst
eight Lucky winners in this category.

All participant were selected through computer
balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania
as Part of our international promotions program,
which is Conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and Sponsored by a
conglomerate of some multinational Companies as part
of their social responsibility to the Citizens in the
communities where they have Operational base.

Further more your detail (e-mail address) falls within
our Nigeria representative office in Africa as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$850,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in NIGERIA.

We hope with part of your prize, you will Participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion
international draws.

...............HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.............

Simply contact our fiducially
Agent,Rev peter ruben.
He is your claims agent.
TEL+2348033634239
E-mail:(theaustralianlottoffice@yahoo.com)

To file for your claim.
1.Please quote your reference..................
2.Batch and winning number.....................
3.Your Name....................................
4.House Address.................................
5.Telephone number..............................

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 programmed by non-participant or none-official
Personnel.

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 20 days
From today. After this date all unclaimed funds would
Be donated to charity home. Remember to quote your
Reference information in all correspondence with your
Claims agent.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards,


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