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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC" <aweersfgtey@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:59:55 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!


Ref: 475061725
Date:10/6/2008
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 10TH JUNE 2008 from the Auxie-International
e-Lottery programme. Which is fully based
on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses from some sites.Your email address
was attached to ticket number;47061725 07056490902
serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky
numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number17,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of
?250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ) in cash
credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02 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 Africa, Australia,America,Asia,
Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted
bi-annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a
conglomorate of some multinational companies as part
of their social responsibility to the citizens.
Further more, your details(e-mail address) falls
within our
African-Euro representative office Africa and Europe,
as indicated and your prize of 250,000.00 will be
released to you from this regional branch office in
AFRICA.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Million
international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our fudiciary agent,MR.COLLINS WALTER
at (auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com) to file for your claim.
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 protocols to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed on or before 30th
JUNE 2008; otherwise all funds will be termed as
Unclaimed and eventually returned back to the national
treasury.
Hence also return alongside your winning details the
following:

1. FULL NAMES: __________
2. HOME ADDRESS: __________
3. SEX: __________
4. AGE: _________
5. OCCUPATION: __________
6. COMPANY: _______ B. POSITION HELD:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________
9. MONTHLY INCOME ____________
10. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: __________

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards
MRS JOY MARTINS.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
AT(auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com)
CALL HIM ON +234-083-487-480

ANY BREAH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION

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