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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • info_firstbanknigplc000@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Godson jack <gods_jack@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:20:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIA LOTTO PROGRAMME


OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIA LOTTO PROGRAMME
REPERSENTATIVE OFFICE IN NIGERIA
SUITE 94A LOTTERY COMPLEX,
WESU FCT
ABUJA.



DEAR: WINNER ,

I received a mail from the australia lotto inc that you are one of the winners in their programme.

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. Inorder to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.


1. FULL
NAMES:____________________________________________

2. DATE OF
BIRTH:_________________________________________________

3. SEX:___________________________

4. MARITAL
STATUS:_____________________________________

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:____________________________________

6.TELEPHONE
NUMBER:________________________________________

7.OCCUPATION:________________________________________________

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________________________________
______
9 NATIONALITY ______________________________________


10 COUNTRY ________________________________


11 ALSO ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY NATIONAL ID OR DRIVERS LICENSE FOR MORE CONFIRMATION, OR ANY LEGAL IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT.

12 . IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME OF WINNING THE LOTTERY ? YES.......................NO...........................

This form is to enable us have a comprehensive information about the prize winner.Upon receipt of the duly requested datas, For security reasons, you are advise to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim and to aviod double claiming .

BELOW IS THE BANK DETAILS.

CONTACT THE PAYING BANK, FIRST BANK PLC WHERE YOUR PRIZE WINNING WAS DEPOSITED BY THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PROGRAMME INC.

THE PERSON TO CONTACT,

DR OLIGBE MAXWELL
THE MANAGER
FIRST BANK PLC

E-MAIL ADDRESS info_firstbanknigplc000@yahoo.fr

PRIZE WON ( US$300,000.00 )

ONCE MORE CONGRATULATION .


Warm regards.
GODSON JACK
YOUR AGENT



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