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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.

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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: MR DONALD JONES <agent_donaldjones@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:17:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM




AUDI CAR COMPANY UK.
An Affiliate of AUDI Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.
LONDON.


ATTENTION WINNER

Your mail has been received. We the entire staff of,AUDI LOTTERY ONLINE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION, Congratulate you for being one of our lucky winners in this year lottery promotion stake.
I want you to know that your winning is real. You have to be serious about it. You have to act fast, as there is an expiring date for all winning to be processed and claimed, after which it would be returned and reused for next year draws.

You are expected to process your claim, so that we can assist you in the processing of your claim to reduce the burden that you may encounter during this process, it is optional in the constitution of our company, we are not allowed to deduct or remove any amount of money from the prizes won by our luck winner either for charges, taxes/other expenses which are needed for the processing and transfer of our luck winners fund.

Please attached here is the claim Verification form, to process your winning claim, which you are expected to fill and submit back to me immediately via e-mail.

Hope to have informed you correctly.

AUDI LOTTERY ONLINE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PAYMENT/PROCESSING OFFICE, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winner only)

AUDI WINNER CLAIM VERIFICATION FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]






I __________________________ hereby declare that the above information is true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.

Note that a copy of your verification form endorsed by the national lottery commission will be sent to you.

MR. DONALD JONES
AUDI CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
AUDI LOTTERY ONLINE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.




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