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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:
  • "australian lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aauslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC" <ausloyertfd@peru.com>
Reply-To: auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:58:15 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!


THE ULTIMATE BET JACKPOT PROMOTION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROMO
Yorkshire Avenue, E17gb London,
United Kingdom.


Attn: Sir/Madam,

We wish to inform you that your e-mail ID has just won you the total
sum of ?250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING )
in the AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROMO in our 2008 New Year Bonanza.


The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of current Internet
email users on-line, from which your e-mail address came out as the
winning coupon of this month lucky deep-sweepstakes.

Requested Information Needed For The Claim.

TICKET NUMBER: 09-43-19-21-71-{01}
REF NO: British/CN/6654/CP

1. FULL NAMES: __________
2. HOME ADDRESS: __________
3. SEX: __________
4. AGE: _________
5. OCCUPATION: __________
6. COMPANY: _______ B. POSITION HELD:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________
9. MONTHLY INCOME ____________
10. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: __________

Having your email fall into group A we have allocated the agent below
who will guide you in the necessary lottery claim process.

Name: Mr Collins Walter
Tel: +234-083-487-480
Fax: +234-083-487-480
Contact e-mail:auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com<e-mail%3Aauslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com>

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards
MRS JOY MARTINS.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
AT(auslotteryofficeng@yahoo.com)
CALL HIM ON +234-083-487-480

ANY BREAH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam