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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (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 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.
  • +2348054009637 (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.
  • kelvinjames705@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Australian Lottery <austlot34@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kelvinjames705@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:31:28 +0000
Subject: Your Lucky Day







6123 COOL STREET ROAD,
SOMEWHEREVULLE AX34587,
AUSTRALIA
Date: 17th of September 2008
Ref: 675161724
Batch: 9055490902/188
Winning no: 3.11.15.19.22.34










CONGRATULATIONS!!!









Dear Winner





We are delighted
to inform you of your prize release from the Australian International
Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of
winners using their email addresses from some site.Your email address
was attached to ticket number; 675061725 9356460902, serial number
67749137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
3.11.15.19.22.34 bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in
the second category.You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$900,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:
ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky
winners in this category.

All participant were selected 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 program
which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by
conglomerates 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$900,000.00 will
be released to you from this regional branch office in AFRICA.




We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes




for US$5.3 Million international draw.












HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

Simply
contact our Claims Agent at our Regional Claims office in the African
Branch where your payment falls. with the informations bellow

Contact Person: Mr. Kelvin James
Email: kelvinjames705@yahoo.com


To file for your claim: Please quote your Reference, Batch and Winning
Numbers 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.


Best Regards
MR JOHN ROLAND
(Coordinator)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT
kelvinjames705@yahoo.com
Phone: +234 805 400 9637

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

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