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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)
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • revmarkcharles@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 2008agent@gmail.com
  • 2008agent@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "AustraliaLottery AustraliaLottery" <lotterydraws210@bigmir.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:33:16 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE LOTTERY($250,00000USD)


*Australian
Lottery Incorporation
Head Office:6123 Coll
Street Road, *
*Somewherevulle Ax34587,Australia.



*


*Batch:
7050470902/189
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
Ref: 475061725
*
*
*
* WINNING
NOTIFICATION !
*
*
Dear Sir/Madam:


We are delighted to inform you of your prize release Monday 10h March 2008 from
the Australian International Lottery programme.This is fully based on an
electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. Your name was
attached to ticket number 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 7050470902/189 bonus number
17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

Therefore, you hereby have been approved a lump sum of
US$250,000(DOLLARS)in cash credit file ref
ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$10,600000.00(DOLLARS) shared
amongst eight lucky winners in this category. Also Joint with the winning is
a complementary Issue of the new 2006 BMW 760 4DR LIMITED EDITION.


*
*Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our United
states representative
office in Dubai UAE , as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand U.S DOLLARS (US$250,000USD), will be released to
you from this regional branch office ,in DUBAI UAE

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 PRIZES;
Simply contact our Diplomatic agent in Dubai UAE ,
Rev Dr. Mark Charles.
NOTE, USE THIS EMAIL BELOW TO CONTACT YOUR AGENT FOR FURTHER PROCEDURE,

EMAIL:** revmarkcharles@yahoo.com<http://us.f545.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To 2008agent@gmail.com>
**
Email:**revmarkcharles@yahoo.com<http://us.f545.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To 2008agent@gmail.com>
** ** <http://us.f545.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To 2008agent@yahoo.com>*
*

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,telephone number and other information of yours to help us locate
your file and process the transfer of your winning money.



*
*When contacting the agent, you have to send your information to your claims
agent in the order stated below :


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.:........................ ...

Middle Name.:........................ ......

Last Name.:........................ ...............

Month Of Birth.:....................... .............

Day:.......................... .........................

Year:......................... .............................

Marital Status.:...................... .....................

Nationality.: .............................. ...............

Religion.:.................... ...............................

Occupation.:.................. .............................. .....

Address 1.:........................... ......................

Address 2.: .............................. .....................

City.:........................ ...............................

State/Province.:.............. ............................

Zip Code.:........................ ........................

House Phone No............................ ..........

Mobil Phone .............................. ..................*

Anti-fraud resources:

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