419 scam: AUSTRALIAN LOTTO AWARD CENTER <mrtonywilliams@outlook.com

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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:

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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- ",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!
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.
- +447031882757 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTO AWARD CENTER <mrtonywilliams@outlook.com >
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:36:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: AUSTRALIAN LOTTO DRAW AWARD

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Australian Lotto Award Center 197 Blackfairs Road SE1 8NJ, London - the United Kingdom. BATCH REF: AUGUST/014/YY. Congratulations!!! Your Email Address won the sum of $1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars, Only) in the ongoing 2014 Australian Lotto as conducted and organized in London, United Kingdom through Electronic ballot from e-mail addresses collected from different companies in the world. Fill in the form below and also send code "94C1040" immediately to our claim agent here in London, United Kingdom, Mr. Tony Williams at: mrtonywilliams@outlook.com or call +447031882757 for your claim now. NAME........EMAIL ADDRESS...........OCCUPATION.......... YOUR FULL ADDRESS..........NATIONALITY.............. MOBILE/PHONE.............SEX............AGE........... Once you contact him, He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate the release of your fund to you without any further delay. Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Australian Lotto Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw and any Prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. NOTE: For security reasons we therefore advise all winners to keep this information STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL from the public until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claims, unwarranted abuse or any kind of impersonation. Congratulations!! Once again yours in service Mrs. Kate Dennis Head of Publicity Australian Lottery Inc.

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