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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • vvssg@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV. FATHER . KELVIN JERRY" <kelvin_representaive@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: kelvin_representaive@walla.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:40:21 +1000 (EST)
Subject: CLAIMS VERIFICATION..............(FILL AND RETURN BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY).


South-Australia Lottery:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!



DEAR LUCKY WINNER (vvssg@yahoo.com ),

ONCE AGAIN I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR EMERGING AS ONE OF
OUR LUCKY WINNERS IN THIS YEARS E-MAIL AUSTRALIA
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL DRAWS. TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,YOU
HAVE TO FILL THE FORM BELOW TO ENABLE US HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, AND ALSO TO
OFFICIALLY VERIFY AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WIN.ON THE
RECIEPT OF YOUR CORRECTLY FILLED FORM,WE SHALL THEN
DIRRECT YOU TO THE APPROVED PAYING BANK,FOR THE PAYMENT
OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY.IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DON'T
DELAY ON THIS SO AS TO MEET UP WITH THE GIVEN DEADLINE
FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY.

AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION
FORM OF PAYMENT:

FULL NAME:.......................................
SURNAME :.......................................
DATE OF BIRTH:.................................
ADDRESS..........................................
SEX....................................................
NATIONALITY......................................
OCCUPATION.....................................
POSITION IN OFFICE:.........................
TELEPHONE/FAX...............................
EMAIL................................................
AMOUNT WON:..................................

LUCKY NUMBERS .........................................
BATCH NUMBER............................................
REF NUMBER;....................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT
DATE.............................................................

FILL THE ABOVE FORM AND SEND BACK TO ME FOR
VERIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT.


OUR WINNERS ARE ASSURED OF THE UTMOST STANDARDS OF CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRESS ANONYMITY UNTIL THE END OF PROCEEDINGS AND BEYOND WHERE THEY SO DESIRE. BE FURTHER ADVISED TO MAINTAIN THE STRICTEST LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNTIL THE END OF PROCEEDINGS TO CIRCUMVENT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OR DOUBLE ENTRY OF CLAIM'S. THIS IS PART OF OUR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM.

KEEP ALL DISCUSSION OFF FROM THE PUBLIC UNTILL YOU RECIEVE YOUR PRIZE FROM THE PAYING BANK.

GOODLUCK FROM ME AND STAFF'S OF SOUTH-AUSTRALIA LOTTERY.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
REV. FR. KELVIN JERRY,
(YOUR CLAIM'S AGENT).



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