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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • fudicialclaimsagent@yahoo.com
  • johnsonjames34@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Australian Lottery Inc" <auslottopromo118@mailbox.hu>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:06:30 +0100
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA

Date 22/05/2008
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

Dear Sir/Madam

The Lucky Winner

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 22nd May,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; 4706172507056490902 Serial number
7741137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus
number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the Second category. You
here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW47509/02 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. 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, 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) fall within our European Representative office
in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play Coupon and your prize of
US$200,000.00 will be released to you from the Regional paying bank. We hope
with part of your Prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes
for US$1.3 Billion International draws.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially agent,

Rev.Johnson James at fudicialclaimsagent@yahoo.com or
johnsonjames34@hotmail.com to file for Your claim.

FILL THIS FORM AND SEND IT TO YOUR AGENT REV.JOHNSON JAMES

1) FULLNAME:

..

................................................................................

2)ADDRESS:

........................................................................................

3)DATE OF

BIRTH:

..............................................................................

4)SEX:.............................................................................................

5)AGE:..................................................................................................

6)NATIONALITY:...................................................................................

7)OCCUPATION:......................................................................................

8)TELEPHONE

NUMBER:..........................................................................

9)BANK ACCOUNT
INFORMATIONS........................................................


10)ACCOUNT
NUMBERS:.............................................................................

11)EMAIL:...................................................................................................

12)WINNER

NUMBER:.................

...............................................................

13)REF

NUMBER:.............................................................................

14)BATCH

NUMBER:.....................................................................................

15)DATE:................................................

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number, which can be
Found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full
Name, Address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.
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 of 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 within 20 days after this Notification.
Otherwise all funds will be returned back to us as Unclaimed.
Congratulations once again on your winning.

PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT

NAME:, Rev.Johnson James at fudicialclaimsagent@yahoo.com or
johnsonjames34@hotmail.com to file for your claim.

Best Regards
Rev.Paul Anderson
(For co-coordinator)
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS
WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS; MICROSOFT CORPORATION
UK, MICROSOFTCORPORATION AFRICA, MICROSOFT
CORPORATIONUSA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.

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