419 scam: NOTIFICATION AWARD <jimmydarrock@gala.net> YOUR EMAIL HAS WON

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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:

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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million british pounds" (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)
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.
- +447031740581 (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.
- dr.theophilusw@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: NOTIFICATION AWARD <jimmydarrock@gala.net>
Reply-To: dr.theophilus@gala.net
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 08:48:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON

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Winning Numbers

887

13

865

37

10

83

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We happily announce to you the draw (#210) of the LOTTERY AWARD
International programs held in U.K. your "email address" was attached
to ticket number; B2010 75604546 199 serial number 2010, This batch draws the
lucky winning numbers as follows 887/13/865/37/10/83, bonus number 2, which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.

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All participants "email address" were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted annually.

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You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum ofÂ â‚¤1,000,000 (ONE
MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY) in cash credited
to file WL-7/2011-6937, this is from a total cash prize of Â£25,000,000
shared among the (25) Twenty-Five lucky winners in this 2nd category.

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HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

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Simply contact our fiduciary Claim Agent Dr. Theophilus Wangari.
He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
winning prize money. His contact details
are shown below.

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DR. THEOPHILUS WANGARI

TEL: + 44 703 174 0581

Email: dr.theophilusw@gmail.com

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To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim
Agent immediately with the belowÂ information's:

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1)NAME: 2)ADDRESS: 3)NATIONALITY: 4)SEX: 5)AGE: 6)PHONE/MOBILE:
7)FAX: 8)OCCUPATION: 9)COMPANY: 10)BATCH/WINNING NUMBER:

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Our special thanks and gratitude to BILL
GATES and his associates, we wish you the best of luck as you spend your
good fortune in this season.

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NB: FOR SECURITY
REASONS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL TILL
YOUR CASH PRIZE IS PROCESSED AND YOUâ€™RE WINNING MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT. KINDLY
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DR. THEOPHILUS WANGARI DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER
DIRECTIONS.

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