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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)
  • "fiduciary 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)
• 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.
  • rev_anthoni@hotmail.com
  • rev_anthoni@inbox.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME" <au.programs3@unimail.mn>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:35:44 -0700
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON!!!


**** **
**
*AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMS*
**
* HEADQU**A**RTERS *
*UNI 24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK*
* GRANVILLA NSW 0152 SYDNEY *
*AUSTRALIA*

**
**
*Dear Sir/Madam*
**

*We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Hundred
thousand Us Dollar ($200,000.00) for the month of June lottery promotion
which is organized by Australian Lottery Programs!.*

*This is a bonus to promote lottery 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; 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 here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) 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 Canada,Australia,United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,Africa and Oceania as 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$200,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in NIGERIA.

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

HOWTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially
agent, REV ANTHONI E-mail address *
* rev_anthoni@hotmail.com** *
*or*
*rev_anthoni@inbox.ru*
* *
*to file for your claim .

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on
this notification letter 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 before the end of this programme;
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity organizations*
**
*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 2007.*

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

*Ref No: Ref No:475061725*
*Serial Number:7741137002
Batch Number:705649092/188
Winning Number: GB8701/LPRC
Ticket Number: 4706172507056490902*
*
*

*To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact The Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize
**E-Mail:* *rev_anthoni@hotmail.com*
*or *
*rev_anthoni@inbox.ru*
* *
*Without Any Further Delay**. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned
Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In Australia And Will Be Donated To
Charity Homes.*
**
*You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent With The Following Details:*

*Name:
Phone/Fax Number:
Nationality:
Marital Status:
occupation
* *Age:
Ref Number:*
*Ticket Number:
Batch Number:
Winning Number:
*
**
**
*As soon as you contact Him 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
*
**
*Congratulations Once More!!*

*Yours Faithfully,*
*Dr.Austin Owchor Finance Director, *
*Rev.Father Athoni Agent,*
*Dr.Mrs Carol Sweet Co-odinator.*
**

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