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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • drcollinswood_claimsagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Collins Wood" <inclottery1@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: drcollinswood_claimsagent@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:23:09 +0100
Subject: CONGRATS!!! YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON $200,000. DOLLARS


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*AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME 2008
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*AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PROMOTION*

*JUNE EDITION*

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*A.A.A.S HEADQU**A**RTERS UNITED KINGDOM*



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*Dear Sir/Madam*

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*We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars($200,000.00) for the month of JUNE*
*lottery promotion which is organized by Australian Lottery.*



*Annually Australian lottery collects all the E-mail id's of the people that
are online on yahoo and Other E-mail id's amongs the Millions that subscribe
to Internet, Eight People Are Been selected All Over The World.*

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*Our Winners Are Selected Through Electronic Balloting System Without The
Winner Applying.We Are Congratulating You For Being One Of The People
Selected For This Second Random For The Year 2008*



*These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....*





*REFERENCE NO:575061725*

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*BATCH NO: 8056490902\188
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* WINNING NO: KB8701/LPRC
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*To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact Our Fucidiciary Agent Dr.collinswood
Who Will Instruct You On How You Willl Claim Your Winning Prize.His Email Is
drcollinswood_claimsagent@yahoo.com* *Without Any Further Delay**. Otherwise
Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In
United Kingdom And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.*

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*You Are Required To Forward To Our Agent The Following Details:*



*Sex:*

*Name:*

*Email:*

*Address:*

*Nationality:*

*Date Of Birth:*

*Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Winning Number*

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*As Soon As You Contact Our Agent He Will Advise You On The Procedure To
Claim Your Won Prize Money Immediately.*



*NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL
CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG OR DOUBLE CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL
DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.*

*YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON
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*Congratulations Once More!!*


*[image: (Photograph)]*



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* Yours
faithfully,
Mrs. Basheera Abubakar
Online coordinator for
Australian Lotto Programme,
Sweepstakes International Program.

**[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 14 DAYS] *

***[image: We have millions of pounds in unclaimed prizes]*




*Past winners *

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*AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME 2008*

Anti-fraud resources:

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