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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • arnold_jamme2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC" <australiandrawsunit_06@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:30:23 +0000
Subject: PROMOTION DRAWS NOTICE

	AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK. GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!! AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF: (Registration Z720633X).

 

 

Date: 9/09/2006
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902
Winning no: KB8701

 

                                WINNING NOTIFICATION                                   

Dear Sir/Madam

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

The National Australian Lottery Incorprated  wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held this July 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of {$300,000.00} THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.

This results is now released to you on the 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. 

After processing of numbers and email addresses.

 

 your email address was attached in the B Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.

Your lucky numbers is=  and bonus ball number=

Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent and scammers.

 

All winning must be claimed on or before 30th of september 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Australia as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

 

You are therefore advised to contact our Nigerian branch office regional Claims Agent where your detailed email address falls into

with your winning informations.

DR ARNOLD JAMME

via e-mail (arnold_jamme2@yahoo.com)

for the processing of your winning immediately.

 

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.

 

Sincerely,
Mr Ahan Larry

 

FOR AUSTRALIAN  NATIONAL LOTTERY;

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