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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • aus_megalottoagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • aus_lottoagent8@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY AWARDS <aus_megalotto_results@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:28:21 +0100
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON IN OUR INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY GLOBAL DRAWS($500,000.00USD ONLY)

AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY AWARDS

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS
DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

The entire Australian National lottery organization feel delighted to inform you
of your e-mail lottery prize win released on the 12th Nov, 2007. We feel obliged
to let you know that this organization has been a lottery organization since its
establishment in 1974.

Date of draw: 28/09/2007
Current date:12/11/2007
Date of release:12/11/2007
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Lotto type : MegaMillion
Winning no:111326344448
AUSTRALIA.www.australianlottogame.gr.st


This is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.Your name was attached to ticket number; 575061725 8056490902 serial
number 6741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows: 11-13-26-34-44-48
bonus number 48,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a prize of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All participants
were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from One hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East
and Africa as part of our international promotions program which is conducted
annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies in Australia as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in
the communities where they have operational base.This is part of the
organization's bid to show gratitude to the global society for their patronage
since the last 33 years..

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative
office in Amsterdam,Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$500,000.00USD ONLY will be released to you from our Australian regional branch
bureau in Nigeria,Australian Embassy government quarter.HELP US EXPAND AUSTRALIAN
LOTTERY GLOBALLY!

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end ofthe year high
stakes for US$2.3 Billion international draws.


FOR THE ROUTINE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE SIMPLY CONTACT OUR OVERSEA AGENT:

Dr Scott Wilson: aus_megalottoagent@yahoo.com or aus_lottoagent8@yahoo.com


Simply contact our Fiducial Agent, Dr.Scott Wilson. at;( aus_lottoagent8@yahoo.com
or aus_megalottoagent@yahoo.com ) to file for your claim . Please quote your Date
of draw, Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning Number, which can be found on
the top-left corner of this message. Also, you should give in your telephone
number to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confidential
from the public until your claims is processed and your prize has been 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.

Sincerely,

Hon. Eric Abetz,(Senator)Chief Director
Judith Adams(Western Australia),coordinator
Rod Glagoj,Manager
Rod R. Blagojevich,Oversea Director
Carolyn Wright, Superintendent
Brian Lamer,Coordinator(Member)
John White, Oversea Coordinator


PRIZES ARE FIXED DEPOSITED AND ARE RECEIVED IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.


SET FOR HAPPY LIFE!
7,000,000 Reasons to be Thankful!

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