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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +2348039226420 (Nigeria, 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.
  • dr_paymentdivision20072007@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: australia notification <aupromo_list8@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:18:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR email HAVE WON $400,000.00USD FROM AUSTRALIA PROMO




FROM DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDSDEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION;

DATE:12/9/2007
REF NUMBER:475061725
BATCHNUMBER:7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER:GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATION!CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
COMPLEMENTS OF THE SEASON
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 11th of september 2007 from the AUSTRALIA
NTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME,Which is fully based on
an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses,Your name 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 lottery in the second category. you have
been approved a lump sum pay of $400,000.00,Four
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) incash credit
file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize
shared amongst eight lucky winners in 2nd category.
All participant were selected through 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 anually.This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of some international
companies as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the communities where they have
operational base.
Furthermore your detail (e-mail address) falls within
our Nigeria representative office in Africa as
in your play coupon and your prize of
US$400,000.00 will be released to you from
this regional branch office in NIGERIA.We hope with
part of your prize,you will participate in our end of
year high stakes for US$1.3
Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our fiducial agent DR. JAMES ANDERSON
Email: dr_paymentdivision20072007@rediffmail.com, to file or
claim,Please quote your reference,
batch and winning numbers 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 programme by non-participant or un official
personnel.
NOTE,all winnings must be claimed before 25TH of
september 2007; otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated
to charity organization.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards REV FR.DUCK MAYOR .(co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT DR.JAMES ANDERSON
EMAIL;dr_paymentdivision20072007@rediffmail.com
OFFICE NUMBER,+234-8039226420
YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE E-MAIL
ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED FOR FURTHER
CLEARIFICATIONS.


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