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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrister_frank_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY <australian_lottery_22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:31:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOU HAVE WON $400,000.00


AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
Date: 17/3/2007
Ref: 4758961725
Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188
Winning no: FGNGB2701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS ....................
Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 15th of February - 2007 from the Australia International Lottery programmed, Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of $400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash.wih credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of $4million shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category.
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 Eastland Oceania and Africa as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by 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 U.S.A representative office in TEXAS or NIGERIA LAGOS, as indicated in your played coupon and your prize of $300,000,00.(THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!) will be released to you from our regional branch office in Texas. We hope with part of your prize, you will help the less privilege around you to show them love.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZES, Simply contact our fiducially agent in the Africa
office, BARRISTER FRANK
E-mail: barrister_frank_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk
Position: Lottery Verification/Claims Department,
Provide him with the information below:

.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status
4.Occupation:
5.Age: 6.Sex:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Telephone Number:
9.Fax Number:
10.Draw Number above:

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 of this programmed by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed on or before 30th of APRIL-2007,
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually disqaulified.

Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC. to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Davis Hall
(co-coordinator).

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT: barrister_frank_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS
WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

THANKS:
MANAGEMENT,
NATIONAL-LOTTERY INC


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