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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348038670559 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • rep.austrailianlottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INCORPORATED" <lotto_2008@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:29:28 -0700
Subject: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INCORPORATED (YOU HAVE WON US$600,000.00)


*AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC.*
Australian Lottery Bonanza.
Date 10/07/2008
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

*CONGRATULATIONS!

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on this day 10th July
2008 from the Australian International Lottery programme, Which is fully
based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.Your email address 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 here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.

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) falls within our 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 Million international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our Representative in Nigeria,
**to file your claim.*
*
Mr. Nimal Ferdinando
E:mail: **rep.austrailianlottery@yahoo.com<http://us.mc384.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rep.austrailianlottery@yahoo.com>
*
* Phone:+234 803 867 0559.


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.

Note,
All winnings MUST be claimed otherwise all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Do not reply to this box,Contact our regional Australian lotto
representative with the above information.

Congratulations once again on your winning.


Best Regards,

Mrs. Alice Lycee(For co-ordinator)

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

THANKS:MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC.
LOTTERY SPONSORS:

CHIEF SPONSORS;

MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.*

Anti-fraud resources:

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