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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Rev David Hagil <dvhagil_dr@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:12:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: {Disarmed} FILL THIS AND SEND TO THE PAYING BANK


AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INCOPERATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).

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This form is valid for only those who have won the AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.

NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.

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-participant or unofficial personnel.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S APPLICATION FORM FOR PAYMENT.

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: Male Female

Month Of Birth.: Month January Febuary March April May June July August September October November December
Day: Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: Single Married Divorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com


MODE OF PAYMENT (Choose one)

Telegraphic wire transfer Yes: [input] No: [input]

Cashier cheque (DELIVERY) Yes: [input] No: [input]

Cash (DIPLOMATIC MEANS) Yes: [input] No: [input]

BANKING INFORMATION
BANK NAME.: [input] *
BANK ADDRESS.: [input] *
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.: [input] *
MODE OF TRANSFER: BANK TO BANK TRANSFER:(YES) OR (NO)
This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]


WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]



AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED


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