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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTERY CORDINATOR MS CAROL SMITH" <carol_smith1064@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: revdavidmorgan@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 19:41:32 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL HAS WON [ $450,000 ] FROM THE AUSTRALIA LOTTERY.

 
  
                                                           
                                                            6123 COOL STREET RD,
                                                                     PAULGREENVULLE Ax34587,
                                                                                AUSTRALIA.

    Ref: 4758961725
   Batch: 70564943902/188
   Winning no: FGNGB2701/LPRC 
       
                                                CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 14TH  MAY. 2007, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.

This is a bonus to promote lotto in Australia that is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses form some site.
Your email address was attached to ticket number; 4706172507056490902, Serial number: 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lotto in the second category.
 
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
 
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form 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.
 
This Lotto 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 European representative office in United Kingdom London, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$450,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch payment office  . We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.


 
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR BELOW WINNING PARTICULARS WHEN CONTACTING YOUR AGENT:
                                                                                        Ref:4758961725
Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188
Winning no: FGNGB2701/LPRC
 
 
 FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR FEDENCIAL AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIM.
 
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our fiducially Agent by filing  the form below,
 
NAME:                     REV. FR. DAVID MORGAN [PHD]
PHONE:                  +447045717887
E-MAIL ADDRESS: revdavidmorgan@hotmail.com 
                             revdavid_morgan@yahoo.de
 
LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
FULLNAME..........................................................................
DATE BIRTH......................................................................
ADDRESS.........................................................................
SEX..................................................................................
AGE..................................................................................
NATIONALITY
...................................................................
OCCUPATION
....................................................................
TELEPHONE
.......................................................................
EMAIL.......
.......................................................................
DATE
................................................................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO........................... APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
 
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 program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
 
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT
revdavidmorgan@hotmail.com
 
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
    Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga  (1918-65)
Carol Smith (co coordinator)
 
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
 
 
 
 
THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA  LOTTO LOTTERY INC.

      Past winners round the world with full of excitment
         



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