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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • +2348066670262 (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.
  • agent_australialotteryinc2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTERY" <australian_incop06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: write_arisa.stbbankplc4@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:05:09 +0100
Subject: **STAR PRIZE WINNER**

Date:11/02/07
Ref #: - 475061725
Batch #: - 7056490902/188
Winning #: - GB8701/LPRC
Australian Lottrey International



CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!



Dear Sir/Madam,



We are delighted to inform you of your prize which was released on the 19th
of January 2006, from the Australian International Lottery programme, which
is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses from some sites. Your email address was attached to ticket number;
17212, serial Number; 7741137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as
follows 8382-42bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category.

You have been approved a lump sum pay of US$300,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total
cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All
participants 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 promotion program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have an
operational base. Furthermore, your details (e-mail address) falls within
our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland as indicated in
your play coupon and your prize of US $300,000.00 will be released to you
from this regional branch office in NIGERIA. We hope that with part of
your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3
Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact the Claims Verification and International Remittance agent
(MR. ARISA AKANCHAWA.) to file for your claim.

MR. ARISA AKANCHAWA.
+2348066670262.
agent_australialotteryinc2006@yahoo.com
Working Hours: Monday 7.00am - Saturday 9.30pm

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address
and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons,
we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public
until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking
advantage of this programme by non-participants or
unofficial personnel.

Note: All winnings MUST be claimed by the 22nd of February 2007; otherwise
all funds will be returned as Unclaimed to our Organization.

PLEASE CONTACT: (MR. ARISA AKANCHAWA), so that he will give you guide lines
on how you will receive your winning prize.

MR. ARISA AKANCHAWA.
+2348066670262.
agent_australialotteryinc2006@yahoo.com
Working Hours: Monday 7.00am - Saturday 9.30pm

Congratulations once again on your win!!!

Best Regards,

REV. MIKE OBI
(co-ordinator)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

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