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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +447024039398 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • nicholaslopez34@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ausdesk003@freemail.lt
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:01:08 -0200
Subject: (You won $400,000.00)



Attn: Winner,

Congratulations.You are receiving this email because your email address was
selected amongst the eight lucky winners in this category A of the AUSTRALIAN
national Lottery program Which is fully based on electronic selected winners
using their e-mail addresses.

Your email address was attached to e-ticket number;775061725 serial number UkLP07
which consequently won the lottery in this category and a sum of Four hundred
thousand United States Dollars (USD500,000) has been credited into a designated
Bank ATM card.

Ref: 775061725
Type:e-lottery UKLP

You will be required to access your ATM card account with a PIN number.

To receive your ATM card and PIN number please contact the fiduciary agent
with the below Information.

Full name:...............................................
Full Contact address:...............................
Marital status:...........................................
Occupation:..............................................
Age:..........................................................
Nationality:................................................
Telephone:................................................
Current Email address:...........................................
Date:..........................................................

send the information to Email: nicholaslopez34@yahoo.co.uk
Or
Fax:+44(0)7884657837

You will next be presented with a checklist of requirements that must be
met and completed before you can secure your winning prize.

If you have any questions about your account, do not reply to this email; it
was sent by an automated program that does not accept replies. Instead send
an email to :

nicholaslopez34@yahoo.co.uk or call our hot line Number +447024039398.

What if the email address is not mine?.I am using Someones email Id. If it isn't
yours, simply notify the owner or ignore this mail and
delete.


The winning Team

Bradson Micheal.




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This email was sent in response to the prize notification terms and conditions
of the AUSTRALIAN e-lottery stakes.The electronic email addresses selection
was generated by:


1a Spital Street
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2DJ
Australia

Copyright © 2008 Australian Lottery Program. All rights reserved.


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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam