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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrwilliam.moore@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC. ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION" <peter_dept16@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:45:49 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON($200,000.00)DOLLARS



AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:AUSTRALIA DATE:24/11/2007. Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC CONGRATULATIONS ...............................

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 24th November,2007 from the Australian 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 575061725
8056490902 serial number 6741137002 batch number 8056490902/188
.
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 4-13-33-37-42bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum of US$200,000.00(DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$1.2000,000.00(ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS) , shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,Australia, United state,Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communitties where they have operational base.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,Simply contact our fiducial agent, NAME:MR.BARRISTER William Moor
EMAIL:barrwilliam.moore@yahoo.it to file for your claim .
Please quote your reference, 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 as to help us 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 of
this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed on or before 30 DAYS AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS.
Otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donate to charity .
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of AUSTRALIA L.LOTTERY Cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.
Yours Sincerely, Mrs.LISA ADDISSON (co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:
:barrwilliam.moore@yahoo.itBREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. THANKS: MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.

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