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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)
• 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.
  • agentmorr.anderson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentmorr.anderson@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Australia Lottery Inc ! <peparker9@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:37:41 -0400
Subject: YOU HAVE WON !!!

AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE WINNING FROM THE
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAM WAS RELEASE ON 13/9/2008

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Simply contact our financial agent, REV MORRISON ANDERSON With your
filled applicants form below and your payment information on or before
13th October 2008.

WINNING NO: GB8102/LP
TICKET NUMBER: 4706172507056490902
SERIAL NUMBER: 7741137002

Email:agentmorr.anderson@gmail.com
OR :agentmorr.anderson@rocketmail.com

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULL NAME :
DATE OF BIRTH :
ADDRESS :
SEX :
NATIONALITY :
OCCUPATION :
TELEPHONE HOME/MOBILE:
EMAIL :

Please do not reply to this e-mail, just contact REV MORRISON ANDERSON
on his e-mail address. (agentmorr.anderson@gmail.com)

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Australian lottery Draw
Promotion, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Carol Sweet
Promotions Manager.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam