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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:

• 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • nancywilliams1949@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY" <austral_inc06@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 15:44:07 +0100
Subject: Congratulations Your email has won the AustralianLottery incorcporation

Australian Electronic Lottery Incorporation
Head Office
6123 Coll Street Road,
Somewherevulle Ax34587,
Australia
Our ref: A2000 SO/Ab/CI049/01
Number 02/HW
Ticket No.17212
Ref No.475061725,
Seriall: 7741137002,
Batch No:7056490900/188
Winner's No: Gb8701/LPrc

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 3nd of may 2007
from the AustralianLottery incorporation which is fully based on an
electronic selection of email address using their e-mail account form some
site, Your email address was attached to ticket: 17212, serial
:7741137002,winner’s: GB8701/LPRC, batch: 7056490900/188,ref numbers
.475061725 and this batch draw the lucky numbers as Follows8382
-42bonusnumbers17,whichconsequently won the lottery in the second and final
category. You arehere by approved a lump payment of two hundred thousand
united States dollars (US$200,000.00) in bank draft
file number:ILP/HW 47509/02 shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category and all Participants were selected through a 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.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
Confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize is
been released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this programmed by non-participant or unofficial personnel. All winnings
must be claimed by 07th of may 2007. Otherwise all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed.

How to claim your prize, Simply contact our fiducially agent with the
Information required, Please remember or endeavor to quote your
Reference,batch and winning numbers e.t.c, which can be found on the top
left corner of this notification as well as your full Name, Home
Address,Nationality,Age, Sex, Occupation and Telephone /Fax number to help
locate your file easily.

Contact your fiducial agent,Mrs.Nancy Williams
Email:nancywilliams1949@yahoo.com to files your
winnings for payment.

Congratulations once more on your winnings!!!


Best Regards
Mrs. Carol Sweet
(Au Lottery co-coordinator).au

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