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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +2348054961779 (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.
  • rev.chrisjosiah@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY <austloto.2008@msn.com>
Reply-To: <rev.chrisjosiah@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:09:03 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !! YOUR E-MAIL ID HAS WON $450, 000.00USD in
AUSTRALIA ON-LINE PROGRAMME 2008.















AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC,
24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK
GRANVILLE NSW 0152
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.


Ref: 475061725
Batch:7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Dear Sir/ Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 8th October
2008, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.


Your email address was attached to ticket number;4706172507056490902

Serial number 7741137002
this batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 5-13-33-37-42. bonus number 17, which consequently won the lotto in
the second category.


You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$450,000.00 (Four
Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW47509/02 from
the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category.


All lucky winner were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from 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.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:Please quote your reference, batch and winning
number which can be found on the top left side of this notification as well as
your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily and
submit it to your assigned agent for payment.


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. Please remember to quote your details as below to help your
fiduciary agent locate your file easily.


REFERENCE NO:_______________________________________
BATCH
NO:____________________________________________
WINNER'S
NO:_________________________________________
FULL
NAMES:_________________________________________
DATE OF
BIRTH:_____________________________________
SEX:___________________________
MARITAL
STATUS:____________________________________
CONTACT
ADDRESS:__________________________________
TELEPHONE
NUMBER:_________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL _______________________________
NATIONALITY
______________________________________
COUNTRY
________________________________

ALSO ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY
EITHER NATIONAL ID OR DRIVING LICENSE FOR MORE CONFIRMATION, OR ANY LEGAL
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT.
Any breach
of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.


Agent Contact Information;
Rev. Fr. Josiah Christopher.
+2348054961779
Email: rev.chrisjosiah@gmail.com
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours faithfully,
Carol sweet.

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