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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC <australia_informationdept_01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:05:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING VERIFICATION FORM





ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

AWARD PRESENTATION WINNING VERIFICATION FORM CENTER:AUSTRALIA Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC Ref: VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!!!!!!
WINNING VERIFICATION FORM!!!!!!

1. FULL NAMES: __________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS: ___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL______________________

11. AMOUNT WON: ___________________________________

___________________________________________


12. NATIONALITY ________________________________


13. REGION WHERE NUMBER FALL WITHIN__________________________________

14: DATE NOTIFIED __________________________________

15: NAME OF LOTTERY WON __________________________________

16): AUTHORIZED NUMBER __________________________________

17): PASSPORT NUMBER IF ANY ______________________________

18). TICKET NUMBER: ______________________________

19). SERIAL NUMBER: ______________________________
20).YOUR CASH CONTROL #

YOUR NAME AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON PRIZE CHECKS
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS FROM OUR MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE AUSTRALIA LOTTERY. THANK YOU FOR BEING ONE OF THE WINNERS OF OUR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.

GOODLUCK FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF
THE AUSTRALIA LOTTERY. ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR FOR AUSTRALIA LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME 2005/2006,

BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS.


FOR AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY;


THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
Past winners round the world with full of excitment

LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;

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

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam