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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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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • nationallotteryagencyoffice@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • sirwilson_agency@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: National Lottery Agency <nationallotteryagencyoffice@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 18:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!: Your Email-Address Has Won You US$400,000.00(Contact Your Agent Now)


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

CASH-OUT LOTTO BV

CASH-OUT PLAZA, SUITE 1102A

AMSTERDAM ZUID-OOST

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.



Date: 21/05/06

Ref: ILP/HW 47509/02

Batch:05/763638/IPD

Winning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48




CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Australian cash-out lotto bv international programme, which took place on the 24th of May 2006. This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws.


This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web (www) sites. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers 02-19-28-33-44-49(bonus no.21), and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02.


This is from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected randomly 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 programme which is conducted annually. This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where 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$400,000.00 will be released to you from our 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.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.



HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:


Simply contact your claims agent, sir wilson at email: sirwilson_agency@yahoo.com Fill and send the form below to your claims agent.



LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.................................................

DATE OF BIRTH..................................

ADDRESS..................................................

SEX.........................

AGE..................................

NATIONALITY...........................................

OCCUPATION...........................................

TELEPHONE..........................................

EMAIL.................................................

DATE......................................................

WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.



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 (VERY SECRET) from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements, equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this programme.





BEST REGARDS

Note that, all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME (ON OR BEFORE 6TH OF JUNE); otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!







Sir P. Wilson



APPROVED

Good luck & congratulation,







MRS GRACE KARIUM

(Co- Ordinator)



Executive Co-ordinator (National Lottery Agency

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AS WRITTEN ABOVE.


ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION




- National Lottery Agency

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