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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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_becks2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTO AWARDS" <aus_center2012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agent_becks2006@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:52:35 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON $500,000 EMAIL LOTTO

THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº: EGS/475061725
BATCH Nº:7056490900/188
IN AFFILIATION WITH:-
www.acculotto.com


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
CONGRATULATIONS!

National Australian Lottery Incorporated wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held on 18TH OF APRIL, 2007. Your email account have been picked as a winner of{$500,000} FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH THREE MONTHS FREE VISA TO AUSTRALIA ONLY.

All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is:- .and bonus ball number .
Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent and scammers.
All winning must be claimed not later than 29TH OF APRIL,2007 After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to australia as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
You are therefore advised to contact OUR REGIONAL CLAIM OFFICER in LONDON with the name and e-mail address below.
MR KINGSLEY BECKS.
E-MAIL ADDRESS:- agent_becks2006@yahoo.com
TEL :- + 447024097543
for the processing of your winning immediately.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.

Past winners around the world with full of excitement



LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.................................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS..................................................
SEX.........................
AGE..................................
NATIONALITY...........................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE..........................................
EMAIL.................................................
DATE......................................................
SIGNATURE...........................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED
FOR PAYMENT.




Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Alice Henry
Executive Co-ordinator(australian Lottery Inc).

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