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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.

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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447024072625 (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.
  • australialotto212@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: thomas martin <australialotto212@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 15:43:30 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTO!!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: australialotto212@yahoo.com

CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!


THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ref: 475061725

Batch: 7056490902/188

Winning no: GB8701/LPRC:

Date: 30/04/2006


Dear Sir/Madam,


We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 30th APRIL 2006 from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.


Your email address was attached to ticket number;17212, serial Number;7741137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 8382-

42bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.


You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$300,000.00 (THREE

HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.


All participant 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 promotions 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 communitieswhere they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative

Office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your

prize of US$300,000.00 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$1.3 Billion international draw.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:


*****Simply contact our fiducially agent:-

REV. DANIEL ALABI.

+44-7024072625

claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com


In order 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 as well as your full name, address and telephone number to

help locate your file easily.


For 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 programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.


Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 29th of MAY 2006; Otherwise

all unclaimed funds will be returned eventually and donated to charity organizations.


Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards

Carol Sweet.

(Coordinator)


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:


*****Simply contact our fiducially agent:-

REV. DANIEL ALABI.

+44-7024072625

claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com



ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

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The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only

for the recipient names. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, and dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments.

- thomas martin

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