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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY" <au.lotto.inc@mail.mn>
Reply-To: rev.mark.drake@live.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:51:44 +0100
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS(in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02).


**
** ** ** *5th Floor East
Commonwealth Centre
55 Currie Street*
*Adelaide SA 5000*
*Sydney Australia*
** * *
* *
*** WINNING NOTIFICATION* *
** We are delighted to inform you of the result of the E-mail address
ballot lottery draw of the Australian cash-out lotto by international
programme,which took place on the 15th of May 2008.This is computer
generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws.*
*
This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using
their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number
8756- 05 drew the lucky numbers and bonus ball number which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND U.S
DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02.**


<http://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offerƒ387&FIDe433117090>

**This is from the total cash prize of US$4,000,000 Million Dollars, shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All participant
were selected randomly 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 programme which is conducted annually.This Lottery is being
promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of 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$250,000.00 will be released to you from our regional
branch office. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our
end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. Our agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.***
** **
** ** ** **
** * PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR BELOW WINNING PARTICULARS WHEN
CONTACTING YOUR AGENT:
Ref: 4758961725
Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188
Winning no: FGNGB2701/LPRC*
** **
** *Name: Rev Mark Drake
*
** *: rev.mark.drake@live.com<http://us.f529.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To _rasheedabdulmalik@yahoo.co.uk>
*
**** **
** * WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM.
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA 1.First Name.:

2.Middle Name.:
3.Last Name.:
*
** *
*
** * 4.Gender.:
*
** *
*
** * 5.Month Of Birth.:
Day
Year:
*
** *
*
** * 6.Marital Status:
7.Nationality.:
8.Religion.:
9.Occupation.:

10.Address 1.:
11.Address 2.:
12.City.:
13.State/Province.:
14.Zip Code.:
*
** *
*
** * 15.Mobile phone No.:
16.House Phone No.:
17.Fax No.:
18.Email Address.: eg.
username@dormainname.com<http://uk.f233.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=username@dormainname.com>
*
**** *
*
** * WINNING INFORMATION.
19.Ref Number.:
20.Batch Number.:
21.Ticket Number.:


*
** * *
** ** ** *
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(VERY
SECRET) from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money
remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous
elements,equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel
taking undue advantage of this programme. Note that, all winnings MUST be
claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE 20th of July 2008); otherwise all
funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be re-absorbed into our
next lucky dip sweepstakes.

*
** **
***Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours in service,
Sincerely,
Mr. Williams Standford
Online coordinator for
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO INC.*
*

*
** ***PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:
rev.mark.drake@live.com* * *
*BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.*
**
**
**

**
*THANKS:*
*MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIAN LOTTO LOTTERY INC.*
*
Past winners round the world full of excitment
*

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