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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045771412 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • thomasmoor1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Australian Lotto2008" <lottoaward2008@mail.mn>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:54:57 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!


*AUSTRALIAN **LOTTO
*
*#24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK
GRANVILLE NSW 0152 SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA.
http//www.australianlotto.com.au

Ref: 639/898/007
Batch: 430456543-DD23 Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!; WITH Euro500,000.OO(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 11th
of June 2008, from the Australian Lotto&nbsp; Program.This is a bonus to
promote lottery in Australia which is fully based on an electronic selection
of winners using their e-mail addresses from internet sites.* * *
*Your email address was attached to ticket number; 47061725&nbsp; serial
number :658399904 .This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows :
5-13-33-37-42 bonus 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second
category.

You are hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of Euro500,000.00 (FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the
total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from 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 program 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 their operational base.

Further more, your winning details (e-mail address) falls within our
European representative office as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of Euro500,000.00 will be released to you from our 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 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our London base general Fiducial/Claims Agent:&nbsp;MR **THOMAS
MOOR to direct you on how to claim your prize in West Africa.

E-mail address :
thomasmoor1@gmail.com<http://us.mc632.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thomasmoor1@gmail.com>
*
* TEL: +44 704 577 1412


Fill this form below and send it to him to file for the claim of your
lottery prize.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULL NAMES.............................................
ADDRESS................................................
SEX..................................................
AGE.................................................
COUNTRY.............................................
COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE.................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER.............................
EMAIL.................................................
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 .

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.&nbsp;
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours faithfully,

MR. POND SMITH
(Online Coordinator)
CUSTOMER CARE : 480 NCA 87950
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO
PROGRAMME.. *

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