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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.

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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +447011152560 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • ml.timothyp.cahill@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Australian Lottery" <australianlotteryua@pravda.ru>
Reply-To: ml.timothyp.cahill@googlemail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:10:27 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!YOUR EMAIL HAS WON ($500,000 USD) AUSTRALIAN INTL LOTTERY!!!


** ** **
** *THE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME.*
*DATE:17/07/2008*
*REFERENCE NO:675161724
BATCH NO: 7050470902/126
WINNING NO: GB8102/LP*
* *
* *
**
*Dear Sir/Madam ,*
**
*** CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!*
**
*We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 17th of July
2008 from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME, Which is fully
based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses,
Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number
7741137002.*
*** *
*This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number
17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category, you have been
approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES 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 computer balloting system drawn form
Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United State,
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 representative
office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this *exclusive secure *paying
bank branch office in AFRICA. 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 fiducial claim agent in
LONDON,UK. *
*NAME: REV TIMOTHY P. CAHILL: *
*Email: **ml.timothyp.cahill@googlemail.com*<http://bl129w.blu129.mail.live.com/mail/EditMessageLight.aspx?vcs=wh&to=ml.timothyp.cahill@googlemail.com>
*Tel: +44 (701) 115-2560 *

Contact the claim agent *by filling this form below and send it to him to
file for your claim .*
*
LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT. *
*** *
*FULL
NAME...............................................................................................
**** *
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*DATE OF BIRTH
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*ADDRESS
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*SEX
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**** *
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*AGE.................
.............................................................................................
**** *
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*NATIONALITY
..........................................................................................
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*OCCUPATION
..........................................................................................
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*TELEPHONE
............................................................................................
*
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*EMAIL
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*DATE........................................................................................................


*
* ****REFERENCE
NO:**................................................................................
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BATCH NO:**.............................................................................................
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WINNING NO:**.......................................................................................
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* **** *
*To file for your claim. 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 programme 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 organization.*
**
*Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Carol Sweet
(Co-ordinator).
*
******
*
NOTE: YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT HAVE
BEEN INDICATED FOR CLARIFICATIONS. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART
OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

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** ** ** *[image: Featured Winner]* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * [image:
Sarah Cockings]* ** *Vanessa Smith was one of our previous lucky winners in
the first half of the year to share the Lotto Rollover Jackpot , each
scooping a massive 600,000 Dollars.* ** ** ** ** *[image: You must be 16 or
over to play or claim a prize] *
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