419 scam: AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INC <loweryharpjames@gmail.com> WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand u.s 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
- +2348105393965
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.
- peterorji400@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INC <loweryharpjames@gmail.com>
Reply-To: peterorji400@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:39:30 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.
Date: 14 April 2023
From: lottery lottery
Reply To: peterorji400@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER:+2348105393965
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC .

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of the result of the E-mail address ballot
lottery draw of the Australian cash-out lotto bv international
programme,which took place on the 27th of FEB 2007.This is a computer
generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses
for draws.
This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using
their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Your email address
attached to ticket
number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial
number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers and bonus ball number which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$800,000.00 (EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW
47509/02.

This is from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000 Million Dollars,shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All participant
were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from
Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada , Australia ,
United States , Asia, Europe , Middle East , Africa and Oceania as part of
our international promotions programme
which is conducted annually.This Lottery is being promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of 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
representative office in Amsterdam,Holland , as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$800,000.00 will be released to you from our
regional branch office in WEST AFRICA 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.Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR BELOW WINNING
PARTICULARS WHEN CONTACTING YOUR AGENT:
Ref: 4758961725
Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188
W.

Sincerely,
MR PETER ORJI
PHONE NUMBER:+2348105393965
Online coordinator for
AUSTRALIAN LOTTO INC.

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