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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")
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024078892 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • agent_gusbrenner@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aagent_gusbrenner@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALAIN LOTTERY OFFICE" <info.australianlott6076@unimail.mn>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:31:33 -0700
Subject: RE: INTERNATIONAL SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY CO-OPERATION.


FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY CO-OPERATION.

Date:27/06/2008
Ref:575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning Numbers: 12 26 30 40 21

AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

Attention: Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result
winners of Australian International Lottery Programes
held on the 27th of JUNE 2008 from the Australian
International Lottery programe.Which is fully based
on an Electronic selection of winners using their
mail addresses.Your name was attached to
ticket number;675061725 9356460902 Serial Number
67749137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as
follows 2-9-23-35-46 bonus number 14,which consequently
won the lottery in the second category. You are here
by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$250,000.00.
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit
file ref:ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash
prize shared amongst Eight lucky winners in this
category. Due to mix up of some Numbers and Names, you
are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to your nominated bank.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims
and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some
participants. All participants where selected through a
computer/mail balloting system drawn from 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 multi national companies and also the
Australian Government as part of their social responsibility
to the citizens in thecommunities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our
European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland,as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
USD $250,000.00 will be released to you from our regional
branch office in LONDON UK.We hope with part of
your prize,you will participate in our end of year high
stakes for US$2.3 Million international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our claims Agent,
Rev Gus Brenner
Email:agent_gusbrenner@yahoo.com <Email%3Aagent_gusbrenner@yahoo.com>
Tel:+447024078892

Please note;
You are hereby advice to send the assigned fudiciray Agent
the details below for Processing of your Claims;

(1.) FULL NAME
(2.) FULL ADDRESS
(3) NATIONALITY.
(4) AGE.
(5) OCCUPATION
(6)TELEPHONE NUMBER
(7) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION
(8) SEX
(9) TOTAL AMOUNT WON
(10) MARITAL STATUS
(11)EMAIL ADDRESS
(12) WINNING DETAILS

For security reasons,we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is
processed and your prize has been released to
you and also to the public.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
taking advantage of this programme by non-participant
or unofficial personnel.
Note: All cash prizes MUST be claimed on or before the
30th of July 2008 otherwise all funds will be
forfeited.

Congratulations once again on your winning!
BEST REGARDS
Basheera Abubakar (MRS)
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT
agent_gusbrenner@yahoo.com

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

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