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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: "AUSTRIAL LOTTERY" <louis_australia@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:16:01 +0000
Subject: congratulations

 
                        
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
 
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC,
6123 COOL STREET ROAD
SOMEWHEREVALUE AX34587,
AUSTRALIA.
 

GOLD CASH PROMO LOTTERY,
6123 COOL STREET RD,
SOMEWHEREVULLE AX34587,
AUSTRALIA,
INTERNATIONAL CLAIM DEPARTMENT,
Dear Sir/Madam,
YOU WON: $1000,000.00
With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the
result of
the Gold Cash Lotteries International programs SECOND
QUARTER drew a
cash prize of $1000,000.00. Your e-mail address
attached to
SRIES :7741137002
BATCH NUM :7056490902/188
NUMBR :02/HW
TICKET NUMBER 566-018-9-77 with
REF NO.1037231II drew these
lucky numbers 894-4563-001,
which consequently won in the 2nd category.
You have been
approved to receive a cash prize of $1000,000.00
(ONE MILLION DOLLAR).
Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to
previous winners, we advise that you keep your winninginformation
confidential until your claims is been processed and your fund $1000,000.00 ) transferred to you. This securitymeasure is important; it is protocol meant to avoid double claims, transfer and
unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants.  
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS: participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over theworld.
At thefinal draw your e-mail address merged as the winner of our last jackpot. This promotional program takes placebi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored Orient software corporation(Orient
Networks). It is met to reward some individuals and corporations whohave devoted their time and resources surfing theworld wide web www) with their email addresses.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than14 working days from today. After the expiration of that time frame,
if your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in our nextdraws.  
We hope you will use part of your cash prize
to participate in our next $38million draws in OCTOBR 2006.
Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary
delays/complications with the
transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your
Reference number in all correspondence with our paying institution
(Lake Wood Intl. Security Company). Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify usimmediately so as to make the appropriate adjustment. Congratulations
from themanagement and staffs of Gold Cash Lotteries.
Kindly, immediately,contact your claim agent: MRS NANCE ULOCHI.  Andmail
to:Associates:ulochi_2006@yahoo.com,
australia_win@email.ru ,for due processing and
remittance ofyour prize money to a designated account of your
choice.   Remember,all claims must be made not later than 30th october,2006 . After thisdate, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations.
Yours in services,
MRS JENNY LOUIS.
(LOTTERY CORDINATOR)
 
 (Photograph)                           Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga (1918-65)
                                 
      NANCY ULOCHI                                   JENNY LOUIS
REGIONAL CLIAM AGENT.       (CORDINATOR)                
         
 
Past winners of the australia lotto lottery games...


Best Regards
NANCY ULOCHI
Regional Claims Agent
APPROVED
Good luck & congratulation,
The Australia Lotto Game.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME____________________________________
DATE OFBIRTH________________________________
ADDRESS________
SEX___________________________________________

AGE___________________________________________
NATIONALITY___________________________________
OCCUPATION________________________________
EMAIL__________________________________________

DATE___________________________________________

SIGNATURE______________________________________
WINNER'S REF/BATCH NO________________________APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the AUSTRALIA NATIONAL LOTTERY


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