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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:
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrmartin_rodger1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTO" <autbetalottowin@mail.mn>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:57:45 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS...........YOU HAVE WON $600,000,00


AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
Date:6/6/2007
Ref:4758961725
Batch:ALL INC 70564943902/188
Winning no:FGNGB2701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS...........

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 6th June 2008 from the Australian
International Lottery program me.Which is fully bank
on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses Your name was attached to ticket
number 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
513-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won
the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)in cash
credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash
prize of US$4.8million shared amongst eight lucky
winners in this category.

All participant were selected through a computer
balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from anada,Australia,United States,
Asia,Europe, Middle East,This is 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) falls within
our European representative office in
Amsterdam,Holland, as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of US$600,000,.00USD, will be released
to you from this regional branch office in Amsterdam.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3Billion
international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR prize simply contact our fiducial
agent,Barrister Martin, HIS EMAIL ADDRESS
IS(barrmartin_rodger1@yahoo.fr) 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 protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
program me by non-participant or unofficial
personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed under
two weeks of receiving this message otherwise all
funds will beret urned as Unclaimed and eventually
donated to charity
Congratulations once again on yourz winnings!!!

EMAIL:(barrmartin_rodger1@yahoo.fr)
TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS

1.Full names.........................................
2.Phone number.......................................
3.Fax number.........................................
4.Occupation..........................................
5.Sex.................................................
6.Age.................................................
7.Nationality.........................................
8.Your residential address............................

AND CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON
THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

BEST REGARD,
Barrister Martin
CO-ORDINATOR

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