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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)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +2348034244677 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mr.kelvinclaimsoffice@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottowinpro1 Gazeta.pl" <lottowinpro1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:35 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!


HEAD OFFICE
6123 COOL STREET ROAD
SOMEWHEREVULLE AX34587,
AUSTRALIA

Date: 27th/5/2008
Ref: 435062725
Batch No: 7050490902/189
Winning Ticket No: GB8101/LPRC
Insurance No: FLS 433/453L/ALP


CONGRATULATIONS!!


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 27nd/6/2008,
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 number23,which consequently won the lotto in the second
category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED
AND FIFTY 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$450,000.00 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 Regional Claims Agent
Name: Mr.Kelvin Williams
E-mail: mr.kelvinclaimsoffice@yahoo.de
Phone :+234 803 4244677




by filling this form below and send it to him<Mr.Kelvin Williams> to file
for your claim .

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

NAME:........................................
AGE:.........................................
SEX:.........................................
ADDRESS:........................................
EMAIL:........................................
TEL.:........................................
OCCUPATION:........................................
COUNTRY ........................................
BANK NAME AND ADDDRESS................
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER......................
SWICH CODE (OPTIONAL)


WINNER REF/BATCH NO ILP/HW 47509/09 APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

Please call you regional claims office if you have any problem while fill
the application form

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 31t /7/ 2008; otherwise all funds
will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organizations.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards Carol Sweet ( coordinator)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT with
mr.kelvinclaimsoffice@yahoo.de

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


Carol sweet

Yours faithfully,
Carol Sweet
Online coordinator for
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PRO GRAMME,
Sweepstakes International Program.
2008 copyright

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