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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• 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.
  • agent_benjamin_chuks@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nationallottoagency nationallottoagency <nationallottoagency000022@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 02:27:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!


GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
AUSTRALIA ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION

DATE:06/10/2006
REF: ILP/HW 47509/02
BATCH NUMBER:7056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER:GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Sir /Madam

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 06/10/2006 from the AUSTRALIA
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME,Which is fully based
on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses,Your name was attached to ticket
number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,whichconsequently won
the lottery in the second category. you have
beenapproved a lump sum pay of US$200,000.00,TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in
cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category.

All participant were selected through computer
balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from Canada,Australia,United
States,Asia,Europe,Middle East,Africa and Oceania as
part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies as part of theirsocial responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have
operational base.

Further more your detail (e-mail address) falls within
our Nigeria representative office in
Africa as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of US$200,000.00 will be released to
you from this regional branch office in 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.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial
agent, MR,BENJAMIN CHUKS

EMAIL ADDRESSES,
agent_benjamin_chuks@myway.com


To file for your claim.Please quote your reference,
batch and winning
number which can be found on the top left corner of
this notification as well as your full name,address
and telephone number to help locate your file easily.
LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.................................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS..................................................

SEX.........................
AGE..................................
NATIONALITY...........................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE..........................................
EMAIL.................................................
DATE......................................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep
this information confidential from the public until
your claim is processed and your prize released to
you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this programme by non-participant or un official
personnel.

NOTE, all winnings must be claimed before 15/10/2006; otherwise all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organization.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards REV HANK.(co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT MR,BENJAMIN CHUKS
agent_benjamin_chuks@myway.com



YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH ALL THE E-MAIL
ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED FOR
CLEARIFICATIONS.
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

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