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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • georgekberge04@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GEORGE K BERGE <georgekberge04@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:41:37 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! YOU HAVE WON



South Australia Lotteries
The National LotteryP.O Box 1010LiverpoolL70 1NLAustralia.Ref: LSAU/2031/8161/07Batch: R3/A312-59

ATTN: OUR WINNER.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION & FINAL NOTICE.

We happily announce to you the draw (#982) held on First Saturday Of August Last Month, 2007., from the Australian National Lottery Programmed fully based on electronic selection of winners randomly through a computer ballot system via E-mail addresses.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 14,34,38,43,47,48,09 which subsequently won you the match five (5) plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £878,226 (Eight Hundred & Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Six Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07.

Note: All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and
30,000,000 Individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our Sponsors International Promotions Program.

This promotional program takes place every year, promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of
their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they
have operational base like the Sultan of Brunei, IT companies and other
Corporate Organizations. This is to encourage the use of the internet and
computers, improve the level of education worldwide and to help alleviate
poverty. Your lucky winning number falls within our European
representative office in England London as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your £878,226 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in UK. Diligently, we hope with part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of the year high stakes for US$3.5 Billion
international draw.

To file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary Agent:Rev. Jack HigginsEmail: georgekberge04@hotmail.com


Provide him with the information below:1.Name:2.Address:3.Marital Status:4.Occupation:5.Age:6.Sex:7.Nationality:8.Country Of Residence:9.Telephone Number:10.Fax Number:11.Draw Number above:12.Social Security Number:13.Batch No & Serial No:
14. Passport Or Drivers Licence:
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers License or International Passport. For obvious security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

Be mindful, All winnings must be claimed on Or before 14 working days after the date of this notice and 10% of your fund will be going to the lottery organization that played the lottery with individual names and email
addresses all over the world.

Please be warned!!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours Sincerely,
Sarah Spencer(Online Co-ordinator S.A.N.L).
APPROVEDCongratulations once again.Yours in service,
Sir Jones Bradford.Financial Director for SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.
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