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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +2348037359274 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • kingsmadu@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bombalic" <bombalic@canada.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:42:46 -0800
Subject: LOTTERY WIN NOTIFICATION



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FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION


De Loterie Romande
Rue Marterey 13
1002 Lausanne
Australia.

Reference Number: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of the Australian lottery
Program. De Loterie Romande draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual
and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer ballot search from the internet as part of our
international promotions program which we conduct every
year. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address
attached to serial number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers
6-13-18-24-33-39 which consequently emerged you as one of
first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
$400,000.00 (four hundred thousand dorllas) in cash credited
to file LR/19-CH/4310. This is from a total cash prize of
$50,000,000 (Fifty Million) Dorllas shared amongst the first
fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for
Australian lottery Program. The estimated $50 million
jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The
biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two
winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega
Millions' predecessor.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a
hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in London. In view of
this, your $400,000.00 (four hundred thousand dorllas) would
be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe. Our
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact
with him.

To begin your claim please contact your claims agent:

Mr.Kingsley Frank Madu
Foreign Services Manager,
Information and Payment Bureau.
Nigerian Representative Office.
Phone: +2348037359274
Fax: +2348037359274
Email: kingsmadu@hotmail.com

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and
remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank
account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One
month. After this date all funds will be returned to the
LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your
Reference (575061725) and Batch numbers (8056490902/188) in
every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should
there be any change in your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and
thanks for being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Léna S.Mohonly.
Promotions Manager
Australian lottery Program.
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THANKS:
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO INT..
Past winners round the world with full of excitment

LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;< /div>

MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFTCORPORATION
AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFTCORPORATION ASIA.





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