419 scam: "Australia Lotto Board"<rezultz@aussie.com.au> R: REF:PL4/217318/017[Congratulations]

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "rezultz1470@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Australia Lotto Board" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:09:08 -0800
Subject: R: REF:PL4/217318/017[Congratulations]

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

REF:PL4/217318/017

BATCH:47/404/BNZ.

Attn:Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Australian International Lottery Winners programs held on the 10/01/2017 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0147201233-0017 with serial number 3110322,batch number 0822947710,lottery ref number 4491732001 and drew lucky numbers 7-11-21-29-35-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.700,000.00 (One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential 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 some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot

system drawn from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers. we hope with part of your winning,you will take part in our next year US$20 million international

lottery.

To file for your claim, please send your name and location to our paying officer:

Contact Person: Mr.Paul Zimmerman
Email: rezultz1470@yandex.com

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20th of February,2017. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to

avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of

address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our stafsf and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Eucharia Plummer,

For Management.
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