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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim 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.
  • aufoundations001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alice Henry <henryalice12@msn.com>
Reply-To: <aufoundations001@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 23:36:58 +0000
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE




FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF N: EGS/475061725
BATCH N:05/763638/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE


Attention Winner,

Today your e-mail id was selected through the computer ballot system,as a winner of our National Australian online lottery program.

You have to contact your claim agent for your payment process and include your personal information for smooth transaction.

Claim Agent: DR MARK JONES
Email: aufoundations001@hotmail.com

For verification purpose ,Forward to him your claim details below;

(1) Your mailing address:
(2) Your Tel(Mobile):
(3) Your Nationality/Country:
{4} Your Full Names:
{5} Your Occupation
{6} Your Age

Ref No.EGS/475061725
Batch number: 05/763638/IPD
Security code: 676
Amount Won: US$ 1 000 000 00 (One million Unites states Dollars)

You have to contact him not later than three working days.

One more time congratulations.

Regards,

Mrs Alice Henry
Executive (Australian Lottery Inc).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam