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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: Australian Lottery Lotto <australian_lotterylotto@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:44:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Winning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48!!! CASH-OUT LOTTO!!!









CASH-OUT LOTTO BV
CASH-OUT PLAZA, SUITE 1102A
AUSTRALIA ZUID-OOST
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.


Date: 14/10/2007
Ref: ILP/HW 47509/02
Batch: 05/763648/IPD
Winning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of the result of the
E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Australian
cash-out lotto be international programme, which took
place on the 10th of OCTOBER 2007.This is a computer
generated lottery of Internet users using email
addresses for draws.

This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic
selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from
different World Wide Web (www) sites.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the
lucky numbers 11 13 26 34 44 48 and bonus ball number
02 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of US$950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW
47509/02.

This is from the total cash prize of US$9,500,000,00
Million Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10)
lucky winners in this category. All participant were
selected Randomly through a computer balloting system
drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from
Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international
promotions programme which is conducted annually.

This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a
conglomerate of 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 ENGLAND representative office in LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM, as indicated in your play coupon and
your prize of US$950,000.00 will be released to you
from the regional branch office in LONDON(UK).

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion
international draw. Our agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent,
JAMES JRN BROWN.
Email.(agentbrown_pete@yahoo.com)
Phone: +447031822046
By filling this form below and send it to him
to file for your claim.


FULLNAME................................................

NATIONALITY...........................................

OCCUPATION...........................................

TELEPHONE..........................................

AGE...................................................

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 (VERY SECRET) from the public until your
claim is processed and your prize money
remitted/released to you.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
programmed by some unscrupulous elements, equally to
guard against non Participant or unofficial personnel
taking undue advantage of this programmed.

Note that, all winnings MUST be claimed by a
STIPULATED TIME (ON OR BEFORE 30th OF OCTOBER 2007);
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip
sweepstakes.



Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours in service,




Board of trustees.
Executive Co-ordinator (australian Lottery Inc).

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign
Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager
Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs.
Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole
(Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, MAKE SURE YOU
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE.

ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SEND DOWN YOUR PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION















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