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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: "Australia Lottery Inc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <halifxonline@blumail.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:49:44 -0600
Subject: You Have WoN

  Australian Lottery On-Line
UNI: 24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARK
GRANVILLE NSW  0152 SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA.

Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


                                                     
WINNING NOTIFICATION !

Dear Sir/Madam:

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release today, from the Australian Lottery Sweepstakes International. This is a bonus to promote lotto in
Australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses form some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number: 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42  bonus number 17,  which consequently won the lotto in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of  $500,000.00usd
(Five 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.
 
All participant 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 Lotto was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational 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 European booklet representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of $500,000.00usd will be released to you from this regional branch office in London.
 
The paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.

 
To file for your claim: simply contact the authorized paying bank Halifax
Bank plc London.
Contact Person: Mr Paul Anderson
e-mail: halifxonline@blumail.org .

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this 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 in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.
 
             ! ! ! PLEASE BE WARNED!! !

Note, all winnings must be claimed before the end of the program, otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.
                            
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT
contact the authorized paying Bank Halifax Bank plc London.
Contact Person: Mr Paul Anderson
e-mail: halifxonline@blumail.org

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

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!                                                         
Yours faithfully,                                         
Bart Moore Morgan.

On line co-ordinator for                
Australian Lottery,  
Sweepstakes International

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