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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.

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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (10 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Oster Lotterien Lotterien" <osterreichischelotterien1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:30:44 +0000
Subject: AUSTRIA NATIONAL LOTTERY<YOU HAVE JUST WON><CONGRATULATIONS>

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY AUSTRIA NATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT(Registration Z720633X). AUSTRIA NATIONAL LOTTERY Österreichische Lotterien GmbH, Vienna.Ref: AWLW/67451/01 Batch: 01/14/31711-3 FROM: Wilson Robinsadeh  CONTROLLER
SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1021) of the THE NATIONAL LOTTERY online sweepstakes international program held on saturday 5th October, 2005. Your e-mail address attached  to ticket number: 56 4756 0054 5188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:             4 2 8 12 16 29 31 (bonus no.05)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Euro 301,964.90{US$ 354,506.79}Three Hundred and One thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty four Euros, Ninety Cents} These are in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02 from a total cash prize of € 1, 750,000 {One Million Seven hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros} shared amongst Five {05} lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Austria booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon.  Our  agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed  and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.      To File for your claim, please contact our claims agent below. Albert Phillips  Phone:   +44 703 191 6652 Fax:  +44 700 599 4071 Email: albertphillipslotterien@yahoo.com.au  For more informatiom about your winnings draw please go to: http://www.lotterywinningsagency.comor http://www.thelotter.com/Results_.asp?Lottery=1   Sincerely     Yours faithfully, Wilson Robinsadeh Online coordinator for AUSTRIA NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program

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