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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")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "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.
  • agent.drroseline@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MIKE ODINGA" <revmikeodinga7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:36:53 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS(YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON A LOTTERY)


FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY CORPORATION;

DATE:15/7/2008
REF NUMBER:847061956
BATCH NUMBER:5471390847/286
WINNING NUMBER:GB9901/LPRC

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 13th OF JULY
2008 from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRO GRAMME,Which is fully
based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses,Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061879 08056932952
serial number 8741132008.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 7-19-40-37-53 bonus number
19,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You have been
approved a lump sum pay of US$200,000.00,TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 37854/08 from the total cash SUM OF
$1600000.00 USD prize which will be shared amongst eight lucky winners in
this category.

All participant were selected through 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 detail (e-mail address) falls within our Nigeria
representative office in Africa 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.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent, Mrs Roseline Iwuoha Dimma at email:
agent.drroseline@gmail.com Fill and send the form below to your claims
agent.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULL NAME.............................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS..............................................
SEX.........................
AGE..................................
NATIONALITY..........................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE..........................................
EMAIL................................................
DATE.................................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

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 programme by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note that, all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE
30th OF AUGUST 2008;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards
Rev Mike Odinga.(coordinator).

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
WITH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AS WRITTEN ABOVE.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATIONS

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam