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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • j22edward@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eric moore <eric19moore@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:01:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON!!!!!



Date:29/11/2007
Ref: 475061725
Batch:7056490902/188
Winning Numbers 11 13 26 34 44 48




AWARD NOTIFICATION


Attn: Winner,



We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result winners of Australian International Lottery Programs held on the 29th of November 2007 from the Australian International Lottery Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your
name was attached to ticket number; Serial Number 8756-05 .
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the first category. You are here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category. YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank.



This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants where selected through a computer/mail 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 program which is conducted annually.



This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational companies and also the Australian Government as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where the have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in London,
United Kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$400,000.00 will be released to you from our regional branch office in WEST AFRICA.


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


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact your claims agent, Mr John Edward at (j22edward@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 yourtelephone number to helplocate your file easily. Note: All winnings MUST be claimed before the 17th of December 2007; otherwise all funds will be forfeited. Congratulations once again on your winning!



BEST REGARDS


MR Eric Moore
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)


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




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