419 scam: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC." <reply_no00@yahoo.com.ph> THIS IS NOT A JUNK, APPLY FOR YOUR PAYMENT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- +447035975531 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- wmsec_claim@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC." <reply_no00@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: wmsec_claim@rocketmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:23:40 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: THIS IS NOT A JUNK, APPLY FOR YOUR PAYMENT

AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
Street Address:
House 41977-98 Street, Kilda Road,
Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia.
[Opens Monday to Friday 8am-5pm AEST].

Attn: Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your won prize released on the by Australian Lottery programme which is fully based on Electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from the internet.

Your name was attached to ticket number: 47061725 07056490902. 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 are hereby been approved a lump sum pay of One million United States Dollars only [US$750,000.00] in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 .

All participants were selected from over 1,500,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search through the internet from all the continents of the world as part of International promotions programme 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 operational base.

Furthermore, your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$750,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office. 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 PRIZE:

To begin your claim, please call/contact immediately our paying agent, Mr.David Moore of westminster securities plc , London on Tel:+44-703-597-5531 or on only email address: wmsec_claim@rocketmail.com for the processing and payment of your won prize which details have been forwarded to them. However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the agent for verification.

NAME:..................................................
AGE:...................................................
SEX:...................................................
ADDRESS:...............................................
MAIL:..................................................
PHONE:.................................................
OCCUPATION/Profession:.................................
COMPANY:...............................................
COUNTRY:...............................................

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed on or before end of 30 days of publication of the release of the winning lists, otherwise funds will be returned as unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of winner will result to disqualification.

Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Carolyn Clarke
(Advert Manager)

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