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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • agentpaymentoffice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: David Richard <richarddavid41@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:34:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on


AUSTRALIAN=A0LOTTERY BOARD 2008.

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=A0=A0=A0=A0=20



HEAD OFFICE.=A0=A0 =A0=A0=20
6123 Cool Street=20
Paulgreenvulle Ax34587,
Australia.


CONGRATULATIONS !!! =A0=A0=20


BATCH NUMBER:=A0 7056490902/188=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=20

WINNING=A0 NUMBERS: GB8701/LPRC=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
REFFERENCE=A0 NUMBERS: 475061725

ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA.





ATTENTION

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 16th=A0=A0DEC 2=
008, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program. This is=A0a bonus to p=
romote lotto in Australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection o=
f winners using their e-mail addresses from some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number: 47061725=A0 serial number=
7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42=A0 =
bonus number 17,=A0 which consequently won the lotto in the second category=
..

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of=A0 US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MI=
LLION UNITED STATES=A0 DOLLARS)=A0 in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02=
from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this categ=
ory.=20
=A0
All participant were selected through a computer balloting=A0 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 intern=
ational promotions program which is conducted annually.=20

This Lotto was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multination=
al 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=A0European book=
let representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play =
coupon and your prize of (US$1,000,000.00) will be released to you from thi=
s regional branch office in COTE D'IVOIRE / IVORY COAST

=A0

Our=A0Fiducial Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate th=
e release of your funds as soon as you contact him, We hope with part of yo=
ur prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Bi=
llion international draw.=20
=A0


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your =A0fiducially agent :=A0Barrister Frank Nelson=A0 at em=
ail..

agentpaymentoffice@yahoo.co.uk =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0

=A0
YOUR FULL DATA FOR CLAIM:
=A0
FULL NAME:=20


CURRENT ADDRESS:
=A0
TELEPHONE NUMBER:=20


AGE:=20


SEX:

NATIONALITY:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0
=A0
OCCUPATION:=20


REFERENCE NUMBER:=20


BATCH NUMBER:=20

=A0
WINNING NUMBER:=20

=A0
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION:=20


=A0
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 to help locate your file easily.
=A0
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confid=
ential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize release=
d to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and=
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unoffic=
ial personnel.
=A0
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the end of=A0 this program, 2008 =
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to=
charity organizations.
=A0


ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DIS=
QUALIFICATION.
=A0
AUSTRALIAN =A0LOTTERY AWARD OF ($1,000,000.00 USD) DOLLARS


=A0
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=A0
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=A0 APPROVED


THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA.



=A0=20


LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;



CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT


=A0:=20
( agentpaymentoffice@yahoo.co.uk).



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