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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 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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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_anthony_cor@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rev_anthony_egb3@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <kenpromo2008@bigmir.net>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 23:57:49 +0300
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE


[image: The National Lottery Logo]

*FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT*

*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.*

*REF N: EGS/475061725*

*BATCH N:7056490900/188*

*RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE*

*CONGRATULATIONS!*

National Australian Lottery Incorporated wishes to inform you the results
of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held
on* 13th* *May ,2008,* Your email account have been picked as a winner
of *$500,000.00} FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.
*
This result is now released to you on* 15th May, 2008* and your email
address attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected
through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as
one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is:- [image: Ball number
11][image:
Ball number 13][image: Ball number 26][image: Ball number 34][image: Ball
number 44][image: Ball number 48] .and bonus ball number[image: Bonus Ball
number 2] *.*

Be advised to keep your winning information confidential *{VERY SECRET}* until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by fraudulent and scammers.

All winning must be claimed not later than* 27th may,2008. *After this date
all unclaimed funds will be returned to Australia as unclaimed. Please note
in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number in all correspondence.

You are therefore advised to contact your claim OFFICER in our regional
branch Athens ,Greece @:

*REV. ANTHONY EGBU*

rev_anthony_cor@hotmail.com**<http://by18fd.bay18.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto
msg=MSG1177439912.0&start"49189&len358&src=&type=x&to=rev_anthony_egb3@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmboxð00000001&aXa51dbbcbd5160500e640eac12985f44da2e1c91a4112978978f0978c0d70de>
* ***



For the processing of your winning immediately please fill the form below
and subimit to your claims agent :rev_anthony_cor@hotmail.com




*LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT. FULL
NAME......................................................................................
*
*

BIRTH
DATE...................................................................................
*

*
ADDRESS........................................................................................
*


*
SEX...................................................................................................
*
*

AGE...................................................................................................
*

** *
NATIONALITY....................................................................................
*
** *
AMOUNT
WON....................................................................................
*
** *
OCCUPATION......................................................................................
*


*
TELEPHONE........................................................................................
*


*
EMAIL.................................................................................................
*


*
DATE...................................................................................................
*


*
SIGNATURE..........................................................................................

WINNER Ref Batch
NO......................................................................................................

APPROVED FOR PAYMENT*



Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.



*Yours in service,*


*
* * *
Yours Sincerely,

*Mrs Alice Henry *

*Executive(Australian Lottery Inc).
*
*Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.Kenkidman
Weijden (Head Of promotion), Dr. James Williams (Director International
Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole
(Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)*



[image: The National Lottery Logo]

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