419 scam: "SUSAN DAVIES"<susandavies3@yahoo.com> YOUR WINNING PRIZE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary 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 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.
- jamesgordonas3@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN DAVIES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesgordonas3@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:31:03 -0800
Subject: YOUR WINNING PRIZE

RE: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE

We write to inform you that your email address attached to Reference No: ASL/8701/LPRC Winning No: 570, Serial No. 00982 and Bonus No. 555/10 was randomly selected as the winner of the Australian Lotto Lottery Incorporation’s 2010 Bonus.

Your winning Prize of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD2, 500,000.00) has been deposited with our fiduciary agent in the Republic of South Africa and was insured in your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your winnings strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants who take advantage of our name and this programme to dupe our winners.

To begin your claim process, please contact our South African Fiduciary Agent immediately with below information:

· FULL NAME
· COMPLETE ADDRESS
· DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
· SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

The fiduciary agent’s contact is as follows:
DR. GORDON JAMES
G. JAMES (credit & finance) SA LTD.

EMAIL: jamesgordonas3@googlemail.com

As soon as he received the above listed information, he will duly update you on the procedures/mode of payment in line with the rules and regulations of the Australian Lotto Lottery Incorporation, Australia.

Be informed that 5% of your lottery winning belongs to charity organization as stated in the policy of our organization, no institution/person has the right to remove/deduct money out of the total sum won till it gets to the beneficiary.

Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,

SUSAN DAVIES
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
NORTH TERRACE ADELAIDE SA 5000.
AUSTRALIA

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