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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:
  • "e.a.a.s " (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim 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!
• 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.
  • +622192240907 (Indonesia, probably a 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.
  • infoascbindo_jkt@ubbi.com
  • aij@infohq.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "E.A.A.S INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING DEPARTMENT" <eaas.inc.headquarters2006@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:14:40 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON 2008 E.A.AS LOTTERY Inc...


* E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters, *


** *[image: Professional Flag Design Competition Winners]** [image:
Hitwise Top 10 Award] **[image: The National Lottery Logo]** *
***UNI,24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PAR
GRANVILLE NSW 0152 SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA.*

*Ref: 475061725**
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC*
**
**
*ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION*
*E.A.AS <http://e.a.as/> INTERNATIONAL AWARD
DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION HEADQUARTERS.*


**Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 5th of July,
2008, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.

This is a bonus to promote lotto in Australia Which is fully based on an
electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number; 47061725
07056490902serial number
7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus
number17,which consequently won the lotto in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$300,000.00 (THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the
total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.

All participant were selected through a 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 Lotto 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 details(e-mail address) falls within our European
representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$300,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in INDONESIA.

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 your payment
ALLIED SECURITY STORAGE (STD),
PLOT 201 MARSHAL CRESCENT DRIVE,
JAKARTA INDONESIA
EMAIL: infoascbindo_jkt@ubbi.com
Email: aij@infohq.com
Telephone:/fax +622192240907/ Mobil phone +6281806717132
Claim agent
DR.JOHN FREDRICK

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification, 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 program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the end of this programme, 2008;
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity organizations.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT ALLIED SECURITY
COMPANY BREACH
JAKARTA INDONESIA
DR. JOHN FREDRICK

BELOW IS THE TRANSFER APPLICATION FORM TO THIS LETTER, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
FILL IT CORRECTLY, AND SEND IT TO ALLIED SECURITY COMPANY BREACH JAKARTA
INDONESIA THROUGH EMAIL WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUND

1.APPLICANTS NAME: ............................................
2) CONTACT ADDRESS:....................................................
3) TELEPHONE NUMBER:..................................................
4) AMOUNT WON:............................................................
5) OCCUPATION:..............................................................
6)
AGE:..............................................................................
7)
SEX:..............................................................................
8)
NATIONALITY:..............................................................
9)STATE:...........................................................................
10)COUNTRY:.......................................................................
11)BANK
NAME:....................................................................
12)BANK ACCOUNT
NO:..........................................................
13)BANK ADDRESS:............................................................

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Yours faithfully,
Ruth margin.
Online coordinator for
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PRO GRAMME,
Sweepstakes International Award Programme.

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