419 scam: Australian Lottery Inc <claimscenter1010@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON US$400,000.00,

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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)
- "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "claimscenter1010@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "claimscenter1010@live.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.
- +2348068807666 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Australian Lottery Inc <claimscenter1010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: claimscenter1010@live.com
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 12:40:24 +0300
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON US$400,000.00,

--
FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS
DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY CORPORATION;

DATE: 30/4/2011
REF NUMBER: 475061725
BATCH NUMBER: 7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER: GB8701/L PRC
WINNER #6

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON US$400,000.00,

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the
30th April 2011 from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PROGRAMMER,Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners
using their e-mail addresses, Your name was attached to ticket number;
470617250705649 0902 serial number 7741137002. This batch draws the
lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which
consequently won the lottery in the first category.

You have been approved a lump sum of Four Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars($400,000.00USD) in
cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the
total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners
in first category. All participant were selected through
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 2 be conducted2 annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
international companies as part of their social
respo nsibility to the c20itizens in the communities where they
0Ahave operational base. Fur the rmore your detail (e-mail
address) falls within our NIGERIA representative office in
AFRICA as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($400,000.00USD)
will be released to you from this regional branch office in
NIGERIA.We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$2.6
Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiduciary
Agent,Dr Mathew Ralphel
Email address; claimscenter1010@live.com
Phone Number;+234 8068807666

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 from the winning information you have
given to this office concerning your prize money
of$400,000.00usd, which you have won, you are the Original
winner of the prize money.

1.FULL NAMES:________________________________
2.ADDRESS:___________________________________
3.SEX:_______________________________________
4.AGE:_______________________________________
5.NATIONALITY________________________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________________
7.BANK NAME: ________________________________
8.ACCOUNT NUMBER:____________________________
9.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________________________
12.MARITAL STATUS:___________________________
NOTIFICATION DATE:___________________________

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS
WILL RESULT TO DISQ UALIFICATION.20In anticipation of your
urgent response to this! For security reasons, we advice all
winners to keep this information confidential from the
public until your claim is processed=20 and your prize
released to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this lottery programmer by non-participant or non-official
personnel.

NOTE, all winnings must be claimed before 31TH of December
2011, otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually donated to charity organization. How Long Until
You Make You're First Million? // $1 million ((c) George
Die bold/Souls-Veer/Corbis)

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards
REV FR.DUCK MAYOR.
(Coordinator).

PLEASE REPLY TO THE EMAIL BELOW CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT;

Dr Mathew Ralphel
Email address; claimscenter1010@live.com
Phone Number +234 8068807666

YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE E-MAIL
ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED FOR CLARIFICATIONS.
Australian Lottery International coordinator
(Announcer).

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