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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)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • stephensmith_claimsagency@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michael branes <michealbranes_australianlottery@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:06:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WINNER NOTIFICATION!!!




AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.

WINNER NO: 14


ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,


Congratulations! It delights me to bring to your notice good news that you may not have heard of. The fact is that you are a lucky winner of a lottery draw programme held on 21 NOVEMBER, 2006. All participant were selected 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 program which is conducted annually. The lottery draws were held in a free and fair conduct done on random base which we collected mails after which you emerged a winner among others.

The total amount you have won is EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US Dollars($850,000.00USD)precisely.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
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
representative office in London,United Kingdom, as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$850,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in London.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes for US$1Million international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
However, to claim your prize, you need to be acquainted with some policies that govern the lottery programme. You will also receive a lottery winner’s form (as soon as you respond to this mail by sending your particulars below to our financial claim agent) with which you are expected to provide the necessary details we need about you to file up your name for payment. You are required to reply to this email within 48 hours after receipt of this e-mail or forfeit the chance to claim your prize.

Note: All winnings must be claimed 21th DECEMBER, 2006.otherwise all funds
will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity. A document that highlights the policies and methods of payment will be delivered to you pending your reply to this e-mail. After this point, you will be issued the award certificate and the bank cheque with which you can retrieve your money.
Once again, we say Congratulations on your win! We hope that you make the best of this opportunity.

NB: Below is your particulars of winning which you are to send to our financial claiming agent to file your name for payment in person of Mr Stephen Smith: stephensmith_claimsagency@yahoo.com
Ref:56/73-99/76A
Batch:Ab/673-740/01
Winning No: 15806
Lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17
Ticket Number: 489-38/190
Date Drawn: 21 NOVEMBER, 2006.

For securities reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential until your claim is process and your prize released to you due to much double claiming we encountered last season. This is part of our securities protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program of non-participant and unofficial personnel


Good Luck.

Dr BRANES (Coordinator For AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC..





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 AS





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