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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: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY." <ausdraws4@bigmir.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:39:13 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION! YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON (US$750, 000) FOR AUSTRALIA LOTTERY.


COOL STREET
PAULGREENVULLE Ax34587,
AUSTRALIA.
Ref: 435062725
Batch: 7050490902/189
Winning no: GB8101/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 26th of May.
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 form Some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number; 4700172507056490102 serial
number 7741134002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number17,which consequently won the lotto in the second
category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$750,000.00 (SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTHY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW
47509/09 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 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 European
representative office in
Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$750,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in
UNITED KINGDOM AND NIGERIA RESPECTIVELY. 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 fiducially agent, Mr. Felix
Hansel E-mail address:

Felixhansel@yahoo.com
Felix_hansel004@aol.in
Felixhansel@gala.net
Felix_hansel007@mail.ru

Phone: +447045752535.
To file for your claim. Contact him Monday to Friday.

By filling this form below and send it to him to file for your claim .

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.................................................
DATE OF BIRTH.........................................
ADDRESS...................................................
SEX..........................................................
AGE........................................................
NATIONALITY...........................................
AMOUNT WON............................................
OCCUPATION............................................
TELEPHONE.............................................
EMAIL.....................................................
DATE......................................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED
FOR PAYMENT.

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 program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 26th of June. 2008; otherwise all
funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
Organizations.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!! Best Regards Mrs. Monica
Kewel. (co ordinator) CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMIDIATELY TO CLAIM YOUR
PRIZE.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Monica Kewel.

Online coordinator for AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PROGRAMME,
Sweepstakes International Program.

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