419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE"<claimspersonal09@live.com> Your Email Has Won US$800,000.00

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "g_hm78@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <g_hm78@live.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:03:18 +0800
Subject: Your Email Has Won US$800,000.00

UNI,24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK
GRANVILLE NSW 0152 SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA.

REFERENCE NO:675161724
BATCH NO: 7050470902/126
WINNING NO: GB8102/LP

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 25th july 2009, from the Australian Lottery programme.

This is a bonus to promote lotto in Australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some site. Your email address was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number 17, which consequently won the lotto in the second category.

You have been approved the sum pay of US$800,000.00 (eight 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.

TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply fill in your details

.

1.FULL NAME:

2.DATE OF BIRTH:

3.SEX:

4.MARITAL STATUS:

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:

6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

7.OCCUPATION:

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL :

9.NATIONALITY :

10.COUNTRY :

11.THE E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT WON:

Then forward to our agent
DR HORATIA CAINE,
E-mail address: g_hm78@live.com to file for your claim and remenber to quote your REFERENCE Number,BATCH Number and WINNING Number

Congratulations once again on your winning!!!

Yours faithfully

Mrs. Susan Console

Online coordinator for
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO PROGRAMME,
Sweepstakes International Program.

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