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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • agent.david_johnsonoffice@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Australia Lottery Board." <australialotto_draw2008@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:53:11 +1000 (EST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON OUR LOTTERY PROMO OF $1,000,000.00 USD.


AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY BOARD 2008


CONGRATULATIONS !!!

BATCH NUMBER: 7056490902/188

WINNING NUMBERS: GB8701/LPRC
REFFERENCE NUMBERS: 475061725




ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA.




Dear Sir/Madam.

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 27th April 2008, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program. This is a bonus to promote lotto in Australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number: 47061725 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lotto in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIFIED BULK CHEQUE file ref No: ILP/HW 47509/02.


All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,Arabians,Northern Amerian,China, Hongkong, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually every year.

This Lotto 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 west Africa booklet representative office in Cote D' Ivorie, as indicated in your winning number and your prize of US$1,000,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch Payment Center office in COTE D'IVORIE.

Our Fiducial Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him, We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$3.2 Billion international draw.



HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your fiducially agent : Dr.David Johnson at this email.

agent.david_johnsonoffice@yahoo.com.au


YOUR FULL DATA FOR CLAIM:

FULL NAME:


ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

AGE:

SEX:

NATIONALITY:

OCCUPATION:

REFERENCE NUMBER:

BATCH NUMBER:

WINNING NUMBER:

BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION:


For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the end of this programed, 2008; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.



AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY AWARD OF US$1,000,000.00 DOLLARS






THANKS:

MANAGEMENT,
AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.

LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;



PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT.

( agent.david_johnsonoffice@yahoo.com.au ).

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