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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <kenpromo2008@bigmir.net>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 23:57:49 +0300
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE


[image: The National Lottery Logo]

*FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT*

*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.*

*REF N: EGS/475061725*

*BATCH N:7056490900/188*

*RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE*

*CONGRATULATIONS!*

National Australian Lottery Incorporated wishes to inform you the results
of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held
on* 13th* *May ,2008,* Your email account have been picked as a winner
of *$500,000.00} FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.
*
This result is now released to you on* 15th May, 2008* and your email
address attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected
through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as
one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is:- [image: Ball number
11][image:
Ball number 13][image: Ball number 26][image: Ball number 34][image: Ball
number 44][image: Ball number 48] .and bonus ball number[image: Bonus Ball
number 2] *.*

Be advised to keep your winning information confidential *{VERY SECRET}* until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by fraudulent and scammers.

All winning must be claimed not later than* 27th may,2008. *After this date
all unclaimed funds will be returned to Australia as unclaimed. Please note
in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number in all correspondence.

You are therefore advised to contact your claim OFFICER in our regional
branch Athens ,Greece @:

*REV. ANTHONY EGBU*

rev_anthony_cor@hotmail.com**<http://by18fd.bay18.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailtomsg=MSG1177439912.0&start"49189&len358&src=&type=x&to=rev_anthony_egb3@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmboxð00000001&aXa51dbbcbd5160500e640eac12985f44da2e1c91a4112978978f0978c0d70de>
* ***



For the processing of your winning immediately please fill the form below
and subimit to your claims agent :rev_anthony_cor@hotmail.com




*LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT. FULL
NAME......................................................................................
*
*

BIRTH
DATE...................................................................................
*

*
ADDRESS........................................................................................
*


*
SEX...................................................................................................
*
*

AGE...................................................................................................
*

** *
NATIONALITY....................................................................................
*
** *
AMOUNT
WON....................................................................................
*
** *
OCCUPATION......................................................................................
*


*
TELEPHONE........................................................................................
*


*
EMAIL.................................................................................................
*


*
DATE...................................................................................................
*


*
SIGNATURE..........................................................................................

WINNER Ref Batch
NO......................................................................................................

APPROVED FOR PAYMENT*



Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.



*Yours in service,*


*
* * *
Yours Sincerely,

*Mrs Alice Henry *

*Executive(Australian Lottery Inc).
*
*Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.Kenkidman
Weijden (Head Of promotion), Dr. James Williams (Director International
Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole
(Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)*



[image: The National Lottery Logo]

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