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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348068590571 (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.
  • jerry_lotteryrepresentative09@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Australian Lottery promo <australianaward2@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:41:10 -0500
Subject: NEW YEAR PROMO AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY! YOU HAVE WON
$400.000.00USD,CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT REV FR MARK JERRY

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

CONGRATULATIONS

YOUR EMAIL IS ONE OF THE EMAILS THAT WON THIS YEAR
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO

BE PART OF THIS DRAW OF LOTTERY. IT IS BY RANDOM
SELECTION OF SOME EMAILS, WHICH IF YOUR EMAIL IS ONE,
YOU ARE A WINNER.

Contact your claims agent via phone +2348068590571

DATE:10/01/2009
REF NUMBER:475061725
BATCH NUMBER:7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER:GB8701/LPRC
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
jerry_lotteryrepresentative09@rediffmail.com

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!
ATTENTION: Lucky Recipient.
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 10th january of jan 2009 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$400,000.00,FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in
cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
cash SUM OF $3.200,000 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 promotedand
sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies as part of theirsocial 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$400,000.00 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 our fiducial
agent, REV.FR.MARK JERRY.
EMAIL ADDRESSES,
jerry_lotteryrepresentative09@rediffmail.com
Contact him via phone +2348068590571

To file for your claim.Please quote your reference,
batch and winning number which can be found on the top
left corner of his 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 un official
personnel.

NOTE, all winnings must be claimed before TWO [2]WEEKS
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually donated to charity organization.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards REV.DUCK.(co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT REV.FR.MARK JERRY VIA EMAIL;
jerry_lotteryrepresentative09@rediffmail.com

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATIONS.
ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE
HIS/HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS
AND DO INFORM THE AGENT INCHARGE.

Copyright 1999-2009 Australian Lottery International.

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