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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 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 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.
  • +2348037445335 (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.
  • d_brown1790@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "australianlotteryawards@australia.com" <d_brown1970@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:32:55 -1200
Subject: ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION($450.000.00)CONGRATULATIONS


HEAD OFFICE.6123 Cool Street Paulgreenvulle
Ax34587,
Australia.


CONGRATULATIONS !!!

BATCH NUMBER: 8056490902/188


WINNING NUMBER: GB8701/LPRC

REFFERENCE NUMBERS: 575061725

ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION


AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: AUSTRALIA.


Dear Lucky Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on
20th Sept, 2008 from the Australia 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$
450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in
cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/06 from the total cash
prize of US$4,000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen 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) fall within our European representative
office in London as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of US$450,000.00 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 Million international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:Simply contact our fiducial agent
In Nigeria , Dr.Donald Brown by email
(d_brown1790@hotmail.com) ,or call TEL,+2348037445335. To
file for your claim.

He shall immediately commence the process that will
facilitate the release of your fund to you.Fill in the
complete informations in the form below for the release of
your fund.

Name:..................................

Age:.....................................

Sex:.....................................

Occupation:..........................

Current Address:......................

Country:...................................

Telephone

No:.(Mobile)............................(Office)......................


NOTE: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.

All winnings MUST be claimed by 30th October2008 otherwise
all funds will be returned as Unclaimed




APPROVED

Congratulation Once Again
YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON

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