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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)
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447024087216 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • chrisculverwell11@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: australian lotto <a_lott08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chrisculverwell11@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:13:54 +0930
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


































AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY

Original copy


WINNING NOTIFICATION Audit Control Number: A2U611 I.D. Number 586811206417
AUDITED ENTRY REPORT
ALL CASH PAYMENT ARE AUTOMATICALLY VERIFIED AND FORWARDED



Ref Number: 772/988/5521
Batch Number: 325109579Bc-06

Winning Numbers



4-13-21-27-36-38-45





We are happy to inform you of our end of the year result of the Lottery Winners International program held on 1st of march 2007. Of all the 17 finalist playing 6,000 tickets Your name attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 4-13-21-27-36-38-45 which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved the winner for a lump sum pay out of THREE Million Eight Hundred Thousand DOLLARS (US$3,800,000.00 Dollars) congratulation! Note, this is a tax-free draw and all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from all other European lottery institutes which Over 3,000,000,00 individuals worldwide Participated.

The program was designed and promoted by euro million lottery and some other international lottery institutes that include Elgardo, UK Lottery, etc. has been the biggest ever played in the world, which aimed at changing the lives of millions of people. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year 450 million euro lottery programmed.

Please to help us proceed with your claims, this information must be kept away from public to avoid unwarranted abuse of the program or fraudulent acts from criminally minded and unauthorized individuals. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in london immediately,you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -


*********************************************
CONTACT:MR.CHRIS CULVERWELL

TERMINAL 16 CARGO SECTIONHEATHROW,LONDON.
Tel Line: + 44-702-408-7216, 44-702-407-6973
FAX:+44 845 280 1095
E:mail:chrisculverwell11@myway.com

Endeavour to email him your 1. Full name............................................................................ 2. Sex..................................................................................... 3. Age..................................................................................... 4.Occupation.......................................................................... 5.Country of resident............................................................6.Nationality............................................................................ 7.Email address...................................................................... 8.Serial no/Insurance no/batch no....................................... 9.Telephone/fax no................................................................

Finally all winning must be claimed within 30 Days of this notice. All unclaimed funds after the date stated will be cancelled as unclaimed and be included in the next stake. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays, please follow all information given to you. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible.

Congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our program.
Sincerely yours

President
Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the Australian Lotteries Board Commission

Lady K Marie Dr. D.B Fox Sir. R. Page
Overseas Subscribers Agents is a Government-licensed Lottery Service Agency, which has been marketing National Lotteries to overseas subscribers for over 19 years. Acting as agents on behalf of Lottery players around the world, OSA makes it possible

US$509 MILLION PAYOUT THIS YEAR
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