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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • rev_george_meka@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: australia lotto <australiainc30@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 02:34:34 +1000 (EST)
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATIONS(CONGRATULATIONS)



FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF N?: EGS/475061725
BATCH N?:7056490900/188
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
CONGRATULATIONS!
National Australian Lottery Incorprated wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held on 25th Sept, 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of $200,000.00} TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.

This results is now released to you on 2nd oct, 2006. and your email address attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is:- .and bonus ball number .
Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent and scammers.
All winning must be claimed not later than 10th oct, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to australia as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
You are therefore advised to contact your claim OFFICER in our regional branch in LONDON @:
REV. GEORGE MEKA

rev_george_meka@yahoo.com

For the processing of your winning immediately please fill the form below and subimit to your claims agent :rev_george_meka@yahoo.com


LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT. FULLNAME......................................................................................

BIRTH DATE...................................................................................
ADDRESS........................................................................................

SEX...................................................................................................

AGE...................................................................................................

NATIONALITY....................................................................................

OCCUPATION......................................................................................


TELEPHONE........................................................................................


EMAIL.................................................................................................


DATE.....................................................................................................


SIGNATURE..........................................................................................

WINNER Ref Batch NO......................................................................................................

APPROVED FOR PAYMENT


Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.

Yours in service,

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs ADAM ROSE
Executive(australian Lottery Inc).
P O Box 6810
Park Hyatt Melbourne (Australia)
Tele : 61-29248-765
Fax: 61-29248-7653

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.Kenkidman Weijden (Head Of promotion), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).A
VICE PRESIDENT.


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