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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")
• 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.
  • revstevenduka@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <aus_208@bigmir.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:38:20 +0200
Subject: Winning Notification of $500,000.00


Date: 18/3/2008
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no:KB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS !

Dear Lucky winner We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on
the 30th of December2008 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;
5750617258056490902 serial number 6741137002 This batch draws the lucky
numbers
as follows 4-13-33-37-42bonus number 17 which consequently won the lottery
in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500 000.00 FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in cash credit file ref: ILP/MW 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 program which is conducted annually.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 African
representative office in Owerri as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of US$500 000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch
office. We hope with part of your prize you will participate in our end of
year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR
PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial agent Rev. Father Steve Nduka at (
revstevenduka@gmail.com) to file for your claim.By sending him the
following information:

1)Your full name

2)Your full contact address

3)Your direct telephone number mobile

4)Your Nationality

5)Your Age

6)Your present Occupation

7)Gender

Please quote your Date of draw reference batch and winning numbers which can
be found on the top left corner of this and telephone number to help locate
your file easily.

NB 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 our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

Note all winnings MUST be claimed on or before the 31th of MARCH
2008;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually
donated to charity Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
Humphrey Nelson
Co-Ordinator

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT :(
revstevenduka@gmail.com) ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam