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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 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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • michealallen_agent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INC <australia_media002@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:18:32 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON A LOTTERY!!








AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC 2007

















































































































































































UNI,24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK GRANVILLE NSW 0152 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA. Ref: 47061725/AUSTLOT Batch: 7056490902/188 Winning no: GB8701/LPRC CONGRATULATIONS!! ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:





DEAR: SIR/MADAM,


WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE RELEASE THIS MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2007,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INCORPORATED PROGRAM.THIS IS TO PROMOTE
THE USE OF E-MAIL GLOBALLY, WINNERS ARE SELECTED THROUGH ELECTRONIC
BALLOT SELECTION USING THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES WORLDWIDE.

YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER; 47061725 07056490902
SERIAL NUMBER 7741137002 THIS BATCH DRAWS THE LUCKY NUMBERS AS FOLLOWS
5-13-33-37-42 BONUS NUMBER17, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE
SECOND CATEGORY.


YOU
HERE BY HAVE BEEN APPROVED A LUMP SUM PAY OF $900,000.00 US (NINE
HUNDRED 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
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.


THIS
LOTTERY 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 AFRICA REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN ABUJA NIGERIA,
AS INDICATED IN YOUR PLAY COUPON AND YOUR PRIZE OF $900,000.00 US WILL
BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN NIFERIA.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIALLY AGENT: MICHEAL ALLEN.

EMAIL: michealallen@pc.nu michealallen_agent@yahoo.co.uk
BY FILLING THIS FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO HIM TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM.


FILL THIS FORM BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR FIDUCIALLY AGENT:

SECTION: A PERSONAL DATA:

SURNAME NAME:................................................

FIRST NAME:........................................................

MIDDLE ...................................................................

FULL HOUSE ADDRESS:......................... ..........

CITY/STATE:.........................................................

COUNTRY:..............................................................

ZIP CODE:.................................................................

DATE OF BIRTH:DAY:............................................

SEX GENDER:...........................................................

MARITAL STATUS:................................................

OCCUPATION:.........................................................

MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:........................

HOUSE PHONE NUMBER:.........................

NEXT OF KIN:................................

SECTION: B WINNING INFORMATION:

LOTTERY AMOUNT WON IN FIGURE:...............

LOTTERY AMOUNT WON IN WORDS:................







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 AS TO HELP US 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.



NOTE,
ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED BEFORE THE END OF THIS PROGRAMME,
OTHERWISE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY
DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.


BEST REGARDS CAROL SMITH (COORDINATOR)


CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!



YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CAROL SMITH
ONLINE COORDINATOR FOR
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY
PROGRAMME.


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