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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • paymentdepartmentemail@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY <morgancruz028@msn.com>
Reply-To: <paymentdepartmentemail@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:14:50 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY WINNER!!!,YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU THE
SUM OF $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS







FROM THE DESK OF MRS. JULIET KENNETHTHE PROMOTIONS MANAGERAUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM.REGIONAL CLAIMS VERIFICATION OFFICE,LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
UNITED KINGDON AND AUSTRALIAN GOVT APPROVED.
WINNING NOTIFICATIO
Deat Winner,

We are pleased to announce your email address as one of the 10 lucky winners of the Australia International Free Lotto draw conducted here in the United Kingdom on the 1st of July, 2008.

You have been made a winner of this amount (One Million U.S Dollars) through an Electronic Random Selection of World Wide E-mail Addresses from the Internet. Consequently, you have been approved for a total payout of $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) only. Your email address emerged along side with 9 others around the globe as the category of winners in this Annual Draw. Your winning number is (AUI400/856/AS87) and ballot number is (BN: 6220/00657/AUZ-F).

we advised that you keep your winning information confidential until you claim your prize money for This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and for other security reasons.

You are to forward this message to our accredited claim agent for comfarmation.

Claims Agent: Mr. Morgab CruzEmail: paymentdepartmentemail@gmail.com 1. Name:-------------------------2. Address:----------------------3. Country:----------------------4. Mobile Phone No:--------------5. Home Phone No:----------------6. Occupation:-------------------7. Sex:--------------------------8. Age: -------------------------9. Email address:..................
Yours Sincerely,

MRS. JULIET KENNETH.
[Promotion manager].






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