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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • ",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 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.
  • +447045706504 (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.
  • dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTERY PROMO INC" <australianlotto00@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:38:10 -0700
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE


*FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT*
*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.*
*REF N: EGS/475061725*
*BATCH N:05/763638/IPD*
*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 24th June, 2008. Your email account have been picked as a winner
of $1,000,000.00} ONE MILLION DOLLARS ONLY.

This results is now released to you on 26th June, 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 scampers.*
**
*All winning must be claimed not later than 18th July, 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 in LONDON, *
**
** * HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE;*
**
** *Simply contact our regional office*
*Contact Person, DR MARK JONES
email....(dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com<http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com>
)
by filling this form below and send it to him
to file for your claim .*
*DR MARK JONES**,*
*email....(****dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com*<http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dr_mark_jones@hotmail.com>
*)*
*+44-704-570-6504
*
**
*LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
* **
*FULL
NAME.....................................................................*
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*DATE OF BIRTH..............................................................
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ADDRESS.......................................................................
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SEX...............................................................................
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AGE..............................................................................
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*NATIONALITY...............................................................*
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*OCCUPATION...............................................................*
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*TELEPHONE.................................................................*
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EMAIL..........................................................................
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DATE...........................................................................
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*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).
*
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**
*Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)*

*[image: We have millions of pounds in unclaimed prizes]*

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