419 scam: " Dr. Micheal Albert" <tourismnz@irctc.com> HAPPY GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY.

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims151departmentuk@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024031976 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: " Dr. Micheal Albert" <tourismnz@irctc.com>
Reply-To: claims151departmentuk@live.com
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:48:53 +0530 (IST)
Subject: HAPPY GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY.

Google Corporation Manchester]

Peter House Oxford Street

Manchester M4 6AN

United Kingdom.

HAPPY GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY.

On the 4th of September 1998, Google was incorporated as a privately
held company. Google Corporation is one company that earns its profit
mainly from

advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail , Gala,
Sify, e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking
and YouTube video

sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.

We wish to congratulate you once again, for being selected as a winner
in the ongoing Google Anniversary Promotion. Hence we do believe with
your prize, you

will continue to be active in your patronage to Google. A Bank Draft
will be issued in your name by the Google Promotion Board, you have
therefore won the

entire sum of Â£950,000.00GBP {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great
British Pounds} and also a certificate of claim price will be sent
alongside your Bank

Draft.

CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICE:

Google Promotion Board

Dr. Micheal Albert

Email: claims151departmentuk@live.com

Tel: +447024031976

Do e-mail the Claims office at once with the Verification and Funds
release form below for validation of your prize and to avoid unnecessary
delay.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

Residential Address

Tel (Mobile)

Nationality

Full Name:

Age

Occupation

What is your comment on Google

Amount Won:

Ever won an online lottery:Never nyertem.Ezt their letters, I can only
look forward to the official advertising Ã©rtesÃtÃ©st.LevÃ©lben!!

You are advised to contact the Claims Office with the following details (Ref No: GCS/CPL/0855, Batch: GUK/699/33/0417).

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to
you. This is

part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please
be warned.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission.

Dr. Eric Schmidt.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

Â©2012 Google Corporation.

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