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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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: "DR. COLEMAN FRANK" <agentcoleman02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:50:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} Fill and return immediately


AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME INC. THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
WINNER'S FORM.

Attn: Winner,

I am Dr. Coleman maya, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your PRIZE. All the winners in the Lottery were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from Email addresses and Names from the World Wide Web. All you need to do is fill out the form and return it immediately so that we could start processing your data and then send your file to the Bank where your prize has been deposited so that they will transfer your prize to your own Bank.


MODE OF TRANSFER (HOW YOU WANT THE TRANSFER)

1.Through Bank to Bank transfer which is telegraphic transfer.
2.Electronic Transfer.

The whole process will only take 72hrs as soon as you choose any mode please indicate in the below form so that the transfer process will be completed on time.

SECURITY WARNING

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 so as to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

*Please send these required information as soon as possible.


Dr. Coleman Maya,
Claims Agent,
Australian Lottery Inc.


FILL THIS FORM AND RETURN, FOR EASY TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY, AND FOR DOCUMENTATION.


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.

Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S APPLICATION FORM FOR PAYMENT.


PERSONAL DATA



First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *
Gender.: MF
Month Of Birth.: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]
Marital Status.MarriedSingleDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Home Address 1.: [input] *
Office 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
BANK INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER
BANK NAME: [input] *
BANK ADDRESS: [input] *
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: [input] *

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

AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT 2007



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