419 scam: Australian International Lotte <unoffice102@rogers.com> YOU HAVE WON FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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:
- "r.wilfred@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348034415301 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Australian International Lotte <unoffice102@rogers.com>
Reply-To: r.wilfred@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR

Ref: 435062725

Batch: 7050470902/189

Winning no: GB8101/LPRC

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize which was released today being 10 March 2010, from the Australian International Lottery program, which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail address from some sites. Your email address was attached to ticket number; 4700172507056490102 and serial number 7741134002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You here by approved a lump sum of USD$500,000 (FIVE HUNDRED THUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW47509/09 from the total cash prize shared amongst Ten lucky winners in this category. All participants 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 promotion 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 an operational base. Furthermore, your details (e-mail address) fall within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of USD$500,000 will be released to you from this regional office in NIGERIA. We hope that with part of your prize, you will participate in our new year high stakes for US$1.5 Billion international draw. To file for your claim,please contact our director of finance.

Name: Rev. Fr. Denis Wilfred.

Email : r.wilfred@ymail.com

Tel: +2348034415301

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. Form 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-participants or unofficial personnel.

Note: all winnings MUST be claimed before the 30th March 2010; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed event

Rev.Sister. Laura Quiles..

Coordinator,

Australian Lottery Inc.

NOTE: Do not reply to me, rather you are to contact

Rev. Fr. Denis Wilfred.

Australian International Lottery

YOU HAVE WON FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR

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