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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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!
• 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.
  • +27731700871 (South Africa, 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.
  • livtny@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • osamailbox@mailbox.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY ONLINE LUCKY PROGRAM <lacanhoward3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:53:40 +0000
Subject: Congratulations, You Email Address Is Qualified And Selected As
Winner No 5









FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTIONAL MANAGER AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY ONLINE LUCKY PROGRAM (LOTTO900)
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Congratulations!!!

You Have Just Won USD 650,000.00Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars

CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
Dr.Tony LivingstoneTel: + 27 731 700 871
CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
or
Email
livtny@aim.com osamailbox@mailbox.co.za
================================================
From: Mrs. Lacey Anna Howard
Promotional Manager
Australian Lottery Online Lucky Program (Lotto900)

Headquarters: Level 1351 William StreetWest MelbourneVictoria Australia.

Customer Service: 500 AUA 88933

Ref No: AUL-474061725/06

Batch No: 7056490902/188
Draw No: LOTTO900-2553
Winner No 5



Dear Winner,
YOU'RE A GUARANTEED WINNER OF USD 650,000.00
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We happily announce to you winner of the draw of the Australian Lottery Online Lucky program (Lotto900) Internet Sweepstake Promotional Lottery International held in the month of April 2007 in West Melbourne Australia.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number B956475604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning 01/03/22/32/38/44/ Bonus No 9 which you subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD 650,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) credited to file Number KPC/9080118308/06.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro Booklet Representative office in Southern Africa as indicated in your coupon, in view of this, your USD 650,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) would be released to you by any of our offshore payment banks in Southern Africa as soon as you contact our agent.


Our accredited agent will immediately commence processing the release of your prize as soon as you contact him/her. All participants e-mail addresses were selected "randomly" from World Wide Web site (Microsoft Powered) through our Computerized Email Selection System (CESS) encryption technology and extracted from over 120,000,000,00 companies, Government agencies, charity homes, co -operate bodies and individuals email addresses.This promotion takes place annually.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: -For security reasons , due to mix up of some numbers and names, we advise you to keep your winning details (Reference, Batch, Winning and Ticket Numbers) highly secured, to avoid theft by illegitimate claimants and double claim attempts, which may result in automatic disqualification and seizure of winning prize . This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by the unscrupulous persons as it has happened in the past. "PLEASE BE WARNED".

Your winning prize is insured in your name, be informed that this promotion aimed at internet globalization before the year 2010, thereby empowering internet literacy against monopoly.

To file for your claim, contact our agent in Southern Africa where your lucky winning number falls immediately you read this message via telephone, fax or email address below:-



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Name : Dr. Tony Livingstone (Accredited Agency - RSA)

Overseas Subscribers Agent (OSA-Africa)
Address: Block E, 2nd Floor Mapungubwe Building
No 77 Mentis Street Sunnyside
Johannesburg South Africa

Tel/Fax : + 27 115 075 744
Direct line/AHs : + 27 731 700 871

Email:- livtny@aim.com
osamailbox@mailbox.co.za
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In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications , please quote your reference and batch numbers in any correspondences with your accredited agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of the Australian Lottery and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Best wishes,

Mrs.Lacey Anna Howard (Promotional Manager)
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