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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fathercosta33@live.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:53:00 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE WON! ($500,000.00)USD

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.





MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
Ref: 475061725
Batch:7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC..

Congratulations

Dear : Winner,


It is our great pleasure to inform you of your prize release on 2011 from the AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATE. These lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection of winners using theire-mail addresses. Your e mail address was attached to ticket number; 4007453211 serial number 87529628173

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 28-41-22-17-82 bonus number 30, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000,usd (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED US DOLLARS) from the total cash prize of US$11,000,000.00 shared amongst twenty lucky winners in this category.


All email addresses were selected through a 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 somemultinational 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 African Regional office in Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$500,000,usd will be released to you from our African correspondent where we have our corporate head quarters.. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$2.3 Billion international draw.



HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT fathercosta33@live.com

OUR FUDICIARY AGENT Rev Morgan.C, WITH YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER, TELEPHONE NUMBER, COUNTRY, BATCH NUMBER AND WINNING NUMBER WHICH COULD FOUND AT THE TOP LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS MAIL TO FILE IT.


REV FATHER COSTA
EMAIL ADDRESS,fathercosta33@live.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Rev father with the followings details below:

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7COMPANY NAME
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.STATE:
11.COUNTRY:
12 NEXT OF KIN:
13HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:
14AMOUNT WON:


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 program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

PLEASE DO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FATHER COSTA AT fathercosta33@live.com

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







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