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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")
• 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.
  • +447024054642 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • a_lottoinc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "australian lotto inc" <greg02_win_claim@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:04:14 -0800
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION NOTICE

FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT, AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION
Date: 05/03/2007
Ref: 575061
Batch: 8056490902188
Winning Numbers: 11,13,26,34,44,48

ELECTRONIC MAIL
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION NOTICE.
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the lottery
result winners of The Australian International Lottery
Programmes held on the 29th November 2006 from the
Australian 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; 675061725Serial Number 67749137002.
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows bonus
number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category. You are here by have been approved a
lump Sum pay of US$450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 575061/03
from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky
Winners in this category. Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to your nominated
bank.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programme
by some participants. All participants where
selected through a computer/mail balloting system
drawn from 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 and also the
Australian Government as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities
Where they have operational base. Further more your
details (e-mail address) falls within our European
Representative office in London, United Kingdom, as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$450,000.00 will be released to you from our
regional branch office in LONDON. We hope with part of
your prize, you will participate in this year's
High stakes for US$2.3 Million international draw.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:
Mr.Lawrence Smith
(REGIONAL CLAIMS AGENT)
E-MAIL: a_lottoinc@yahoo.com
CONTACT NUMBER: +447024054642(LONDON)

To file for your claim. Please quote your Date of
Draw, Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning
Number, which can be found on the top-left corner of
This message.
Also, you should give in your telephone
Number to help locate your file easily. For security
Reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
Information confidential from the public until your
Claim is processed and your prize has been released to
You and also to the public.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
Double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
This programme by non-participant or unofficial
Personnel.
Note: All winnings MUST be claimed before the 15th of
March, 2007, otherwise all funds will be forfeited.
Congratulations once again on your winning!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Anthonia Clay

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