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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:

• 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:
  • "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 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.
  • +2348039671542 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: JAMES RASHID CLAIMS AGENT <jamesrashid.agent@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:01:15 +0100
Subject: FILL THE PAYMENT FORM AND RETURN





Hello Lucky Winner,


1) Print
out an ENLARGED copy of the application form.
2) Carefully read through it
and Fill out Sections A&B
3) Send it back to
me through this same email address Immediately.



This form is to enable us have
comprehensive information about you and also how the prize you have won will
get to you, As soon as we receive this form back from you, we will inform our
Head Office for your winning certificate which will be sent to you as a bona
fide Winner. In case of any difficulties with the procedure, feel very free to
contact me again.

IN CASE YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO PRINT OUT THE FORM THEN YOU CAN SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS FOR THE
TRANSFER.

A)
1]YOUR NAMES...........

2]CONTACT ADDRESSES........
3]DATE OF BIRTH.........

4]NATIONALITY.........
B)
5]CONTACT NUMBER........

6]OCCUPATION.........
7]SEX..........
8]BANK NAME AND
ADDRESS........
9]ACCOUNT NUMBER.........

10)AMOUNT
YOU WON $ .........

THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD
BE SENT TO ME FOR INFORMATION OF YOUR WINNERS CERTIFICATE AND TRANSFER OF YOUR
PRIZE MONEY.

2007/2008
Lucky Australian Lottery Winner.



BEST REGARDS
MR JAMES
RASHID
[Regional Claims Agent]
Tall
+234-8039671542.

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