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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:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
  • "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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2347038891293
• 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.
  • paymentdivisionclaimagent@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: paymentdivisionclaimagent@walla.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:50:39 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON $200,000.00USD


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

DATE: 4/11/2008
REF NUMBER: 475061725
BATCH NUMBER: 7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER: GB8701/L PRC
WINNER #6

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON $200,000.00USD

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 4TH NOV 2008
from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMMER,Which is fully based on
an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses, Your name
was attached to ticket number; 470617250705649 0902 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 first category. You have been approved a lump sum of Two
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($200,000.00USD) in cash credit file
ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky
winners in first 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 international companies as part of
their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they
have operational base. Furthermore your detail (e-mail address) falls within
our NIGERIA representative office in AFRICA as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($200,000.00USD) 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$2.6 Billion international draw. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our

fiducially Agent,

DR.ROBIN QUEST G
Email address; paymentdivisionclaimagent@walla.com
Phone Number: +234-7038891293


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 from
the winning information you have given to this office concerning your prize
money of $200,000.00usd, which you have won, you are the Original winner of
the prize money.

1.FULL NAMES:________________________________
2.ADDRESS:___________________________________
3.SEX:_______________________________________
4.AGE:_______________________________________
5. NATIONALITY_______________________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________________
7.BANK NAME:_________________________________
8.ACCOUNT NUMBER:____________________________
9.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________________________
11.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________
12.MARITAL STATUS:___________________________
NOTIFICATION DATE:___________________________

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION. In anticipation of your urgent response to this! For
security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed=20 and your prize
released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this lottery programmer by
non-participant or non-official personnel. NOTE, all winnings must be
claimed before 30th of NOVEMBER 2008, otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organization. How Long Until
You Make You're First Million? // $1 million ((c) George
Diebold/Solus-Veer/Corbis)

Congratulations once again on your
winnings!!!

Best Regards
REV FR.DUCK MAYOR.
(Coordinator).


PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL,

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT;
DR.ROBIN QUEST G
Email address; paymentdivisionclaimagent@walla.com
Phone Number: +234-7038891293


YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
INDICATED FOR CLARIFICATIONS. Australian Lottery International coordinator
(Announcer).

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