419 scam: "ESPN STAR CRICKET"<post@dgc-service.dk> ESPN STAR CRICKET DRAW 2012

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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:
- ",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.
- +447010056715 (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.
- espnstarcricketlive012@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ESPN STAR CRICKET" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <espnstarcricketlive012@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:55:14 +0530
Subject: ESPN STAR CRICKET DRAW 2012

ESPN HOUSE
NO 33-41 DALLINGTON
STREET LONDON,
ECIV OBB,
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +447010056715

www.espnstar.com

ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,

I am the ESPN STAR CRICKET Payment Coordinator assigned to all winners on the online E-mail draws sweep stake. Good to hear from you regarding the ESPN STAR CRICKET DRAW My name is Mr. Edward Godwin.

In line with the commemorating event marking our 2012 World fortune program draw we rolled out over £500.000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) for our World fortune program. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company E-mail addresses, and 30,000,000 individual E-mail addresses from the 65 emails from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually in Britain, London.

You are required to resend your payment information with your complete details/information’s below to the in charge payment release officer Mr. Philip George via E-mail. espnstarcricketlive012@hotmail.co.uk,

This is your ESPN STAR CRICKET winning payment irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00, UN Approval No; UN5685P, Secret Code No: XXTN013, Payment No; AT1104, Batch No; 2011/YY, Winning Serial No; PCUK-0317-8471, File No; 4PST, DPT code; 2402846589TCP, Payment verification No; Z26401…......Ref No. PCUK 20111511.

Section A
**Personal
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):_______
First name: ________________________
Middle name: ______________________
Last name: ________________________
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):__________
Gender: Male) (Female: _____________
Occupation: _______________________
Mobile Number: ____________________
You’re Addresses: ____________________
City/State/Province: ________________
Country: __________________________

Section B
**Winning Information
Winning E-mail Addresses: ______________
Age_____________________
Amount won (in figure):______________
Amount won (in words):______________

Section C
**Internet
Contact email address(s):________________________
Internet connection Home, Work, Public, _________

On behalf of all members and staff of ESPN STAR CRICKET TV CHANNEL LONDON we congratulate you on your winning and wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Thank you for being part of our commemorative World fortune program.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Edward Godwin
Payment Coordinator

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