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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:

• 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.
  • +2348068149584 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Rev John Cyrus <revjohncyrus@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 12:39:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: {Disarmed} WINNER'S APPLICATION FORM


Dear Winner,


You are required to fill the winner's application form, with the necessary information. For more details, contact Rev John Cyrus +2348068149584

Congratulations.
Rev. John Cyrus


AUSTRALIA LOTTERY PROGRAMME INC.
THE AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
AUSTRALIA LOTTERY PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM.


FILL THIS FORM AND RETURN IT TO YOUR AGENT. FOR EASY TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY, AND FOR DOCUMENTATION.




NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.


Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S APPLICATION FORM FOR PAYMENT.



WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA



First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: MF

Month Of Birth.: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: MarriedSingleDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Home Address 1.: [input] *
Office Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]


AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED



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