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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- info.au-treasury@australiamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Australian Cybercrime Security" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.autreasury1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:10:05 -0430
Subject: Respond Immediatley Email Owner:

Deputy Chairman, Australia Treasury Department
A.U.Cybercrime Security
Melbourne VIC 3001. Australia.

Good day, This is the Department of Australian Cybercrime Security we have vital mission: to secure the nation from the many

threats we face as well as internet Fraud. This requires the dedication of more than 130,000 employees in jobs that range

from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cyber security analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our

duties are wide-ranging, but our goal is clear - keeping Australia safe.

We are happy to inform you that your Compensation Funds valued Approved by the Prime Minister Sir Tony Abbott is

US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Australia Dollars) have been approved by the Treasury Department of the

Australia. Kindly get back to us for further directives such as your Full Name: Country: State: Residential Address: Delivery

Address: Sex: Age: Direct Number: Occupation& Fax Numbers: Private Email Address:.

The collaboration between the Major Fraud Squad, MFS of the WA Police and the EFCC is the latest for Nigeria’s foremost

Anti-Graft Agency and its foreign counterparts. Other Agencies which the EFCC collaborate in, its efforts to eradicate

Economic and Financial crimes are London Metropolitan Police, US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Royal Canadian Mounted

Police.

If you are the victim of an online fraud or scam you should report the incident to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting

Network (ACORN) at www.acorn.gov.au. Reports made to the ACORN may be referred to police for consideration and possible

investigation.

We wait for your Urgently respond along with the requested above details in other to enable us commence immediately with your

Compensation Fund.

Signed:
Dr.Kim Stark
Deputy Chairman, Australia Treasury Department
Email: cybercrime-office@cyberservices.com
Email: info.au-treasury@australiamail.com
+ 61 (0)2 6262 1112
Fax +61 (0)2 6257 1705

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