419 scam: "ACCU ONLINE LOTTERY"<accupaymntdept@yahoo.cn> CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT NOW

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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:
- "claim 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 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.
- +4407031834144
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.
- acculottrypaymntdept@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ACCU ONLINE LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <acculottrypaymntdept@representative.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:32:01 +0100
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT NOW

www.acculotto.com

Dear Internet User,

We are delighted to inform you on the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draws of the ACCULOTTO COMPANY 2nd category cash-out lotto BV2010 international program, which took place on the 9th of June, 2010, during which your e-mail address emerged as one of our lucky winners in your locality. This is a computer generated free 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 Web (www) sites in your country. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers and bonus ball number the lucky numbers and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02.

This is lottery program is promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies in your country as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. We also hope that you will avail yourself this golden opportunity in realizing the objective of this program.

To file for your claim for immediate payment, Kindly contact our Fiduciary/ Processing Claim Agent:

Name : Rev. Paul John Dalton

Office Address: Block Lake Avenue,NW 50006 United Kingdom

Telephone: (+44) 07031834144 Fax (+44) 07031897205

Email Address: acculottrypaymntdept@representative.com

Fill the claim verification form below and send it to the Fiduciary/Processing Claim Agent immediately for your immediate payment.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULL NAME.......................... .................

ADDRESS....................... ......................

SEX.............AGE........................... .......

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

DIRECT CELLPHONE NUMBER..................... ........

WINNER REF/BATCH NO/SERIAL N0........................

Congratulations from all members of Accu-Lottery Commission

Yours Faithfully,

Graham M. Wilson

(National Lottery Agency).

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