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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • rev_paulwilliams_2007@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY AWARD" <rev_paulwilliams_2007@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:58:31 -1200
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION 2008 CONGRATULATIONS



ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD
PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA


Winning Numbers

5-13-33-37-42


AWARD NOTIFICATION:


UNI,24 HIGHER AVENUE HARRIS PARKGRANVILLE NSW 0152
SYDNEYAUSTRALIA.

Ref: 475061725Batch: 7056490902/188Winning no:
GB8701/LPRCCONGRATULATIONS!!
DEAR: SIR/MADAM,
















































WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE RELEASE ON
29TH JANUARY 2008, FROM THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY
INCORPORATED PROGRAM.THIS IS A BONUS TO PROMOTE LOTTERY IN
AUSTRALIAN WHICH IS FULLY BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC SELECTION
OF WINNERS USING THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES FORM SOME SITE.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER; 47061725
07056490902 SERIAL NUMBER 7741137002 THIS BATCH DRAWS THE
LUCKY NUMBERS AS FOLLOWS 5-13-33-37-42 BONUS NUMBER17, WHICH
CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE SECOND CATEGORY.


YOU HERE BY HAVE BEEN APPROVED A LUMP SUM PAY OF
$250,000.00 US (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN
CASH CREDIT FILE REF: ILP/HW 47509/02 FROM THE TOTAL CASH
PRIZE SHARED AMONGST EIGHT LUCKY WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY.

ALL PARTICIPANT 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.


THIS LOTTERY WAS 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.

FURTHER MORE YOUR DETAILS (E-MAIL ADDRESS) FALLS WITHIN OUR
AFRICA REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN ABUJA NIGERIA, AS INDICATED
IN YOUR PLAY COUPON AND YOUR PRIZE OF $250,000.00 US WILL
BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN
NIGERIA.


WE HOPE WITH PART OF YOUR PRIZE, YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN
OUR END OF YEAR HIGH STAKES FOR US$1.3 BILLION
INTERNATIONAL DRAW.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIALLY
AGENT: REV PAUL WILLIAMS AT EMAIL:
(rev_paulwilliams_2007@yahoo.es) BY FILLING THIS FORM BELOW
AND SEND IT TO HIM TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM.

FILL THIS FORM BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR FIDUCIALLY AGENT:

SECTION: A PERSONAL DATA:

SURNAME NAME:........FIRST
NAME:......MIDDLENAME:..................FULL HOUSES
ADDRESS:.........................CITY/STATE:.................................COUNTRY:....................................ZIP
CODE:...................................DATE OF
BIRTH:DAY:...MONTH:......YEAR:.....SEX
GENDER:........MARITAL
STATUS:..........OCCUPATION:.................................MOBILE
PHONE NUMBER:........................HOUSE PHONE
NUMBER:.........................NEXT OF
KIN:................................SECTION: B WINNING
INFORMATION:LOTTERY AMOUNT WON IN
FIGURE:...............LOTTERY AMOUNT WON IN
WORDS:................TICKET:.......... WITH PRIZE
#:.............WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:..............LOTTERY

WINNING DATE..........................


WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:..............LOTTERY

WINNING DATE..........................





PLEASE QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE, BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER
WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THIS
NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER AS TO HELP US LOCATE YOUR FILE EASILY.


FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ADVICE ALL WINNERS TO KEEP THIS
INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL YOUR CLAIM
IS PROCESSED AND YOUR PRIZE RELEASED TO YOU.


THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE
CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM
BY NON-PARTICIPANT OR UNOFFICIAL PERSONNEL.

NOTE, ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED BEFORE THE END OF 7th
FEBRUARY 2008, OTHERWISE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS
UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.

BEST REGARDS CAROL SMITH (COORDINATOR)

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
AT (rev_paulwilliams_2007@yahoo.es) ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CAROL SMITH
ONLINE COORDINATOR FOR
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY
PROGRAMME,

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