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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • director_claimsauthentication@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bright robert <autralian_lott08@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:07:11 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


South Australia Lotteries
23 Rundle Mall, Adelaide,
South Australia.

(South Australia Lotteries is an affiliate of Overseas
Subscriber Agents).
Arena Complex 14 Donegall Square West, United Kingdom.
From: Bright Robert
(Lottery Coordinator)

Lucky Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the South Australia lotteries Winners International programs held on the 7th Augusty, 2007. Your e- mail address attached to ticket #: 00903228100 with prize # 778009/UK drew $500,000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the draws. You are to receive $500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand Dollars). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your money ($500,000.00 ) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize - winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by South Australia lotteries.


We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is $4.5million. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake.

Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning numbers in all correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from all members of South Australia Lotteries. Thank you for being part of our promotional program. For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact the claims agent

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR CLAIMING OF YOUR WININNING PRIZE. AT Email:
{director_claimsauthentication@yahoo.com} NAME :DR . DONALD HALL
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

You are advise to fill this form below and send it to him to file for your
claim.


SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING .

FULLNAME.......................................
BIRTH DATE......................................
ADDRESS...........................................
SEX......................AGE...................... .
NATIONALITY..................................
OCCUPATION..................................
TELEPHONE......................................
EMAIL............................................. ...
DATE.............................................. ....
TICKET #: .................................................. .
PRIZE #:...........................................


ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/HER CLAIM IN PROXY
THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS AND DO INFORM THE AGENT IN CHARGE.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards,
Mr.bright robert .(Coordinator)







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