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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
  • "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.
  • revfrjohpalenbergs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY BOARD AUSTRALIAN" <winnersalert@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: revfrjohpalenbergs@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:06:46 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR E-MAIL WON


Date: 28/06/2008
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS

Dear Lucky Winner,We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 3rd, June, 2008 from the Australian International Lottery
programme.Which 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 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02
from the total cash prize of US$8,000,000.00 shared amongst eight lucky
winners in this category.and a brand new HP Pavillion desktop computer

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) fall within our African
representative office in Nigeria,West Africa, as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$500,000.00 and a brand new
HP Pavillion desktop computer which 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 our fiducial agent In
Nigeria,Rt. Rev. John Palenbergs
Email: revfrjohpalenbergs@gmail.com

TEL,011234 7031009627

To file for your claim . 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 to help 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 programme by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.

FILL OUT OUR ONLINE VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.City:
4.State:
5.Email Address
6.Postcode:
7.Country:
8.SEX:
9.AGE:
9.OCCUPATION:
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:


Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 23rd july, 2008 otherwise
all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards

Carol Smith(co-ordinator)

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