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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • agentmorgan112@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nicolas austrln <austrln33@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:43:34 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE LOTTERY($600,000USD)









Date: 07/01/2007
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning Numbers 1 2 26 30 40 21

Winning Numbers 1 2 26 30 40 21



AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE


DEAR WINNER, We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result winners of Australian International Lottery Programmes held on the 7th January
2008 from the Australian International Lottery programme. Which is
fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses? Your name was attached to ticket number; 675464632 Serial
Number. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-23-35-46
bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the second
category. You are here by having been approved a lump sum pay of
US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file Ref:
ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst Five lucky
winners in this category. You
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated
bank.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by the Australian
Government as part of their social responsibility to the citizens. TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:Simply contact our Claims Agent:
MORRIS MORGAN at:
agentmorgan112@yahoo.com
Note:
All winnings MUST be claimed before the 31st of January 2008; otherwise
all funds will be forfeited. Congratulations once again on your winning! Best Regards, MORRIS MORGAN(MR) (Lottery Coordinator) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1999-2008

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