419 scam: "Int' Lottery Board" <info@elgodor.com> Winning Notification !!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "el gordo " (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +34602116170 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- euroguide@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Int' Lottery Board" <info@elgodor.com>
Reply-To: <euroguide@financier.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:23:10 -0000
Subject: Winning Notification !!

FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
EL GORDO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
CALLE PIVON Y GONZALEZ NO 8 2B
28014, MADRID, SPAIN.
----------------------------------------
REF NO: SEM /2551256004/07
BATCH NO: 007/50013ALSP
CONTACT: DANIEL MARTINS SANCHEZ
TEL:+34 602 116 170
EMAIL ADDRESS:euroguide@financier.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the EL GORDO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 12th Sept , 2013. Due to mix up of numbers and addresses, the results were released on the 19th Sept 2013. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number 90622089237-067 with serial number 169-470 drew lucky numbers 9-24-06-18-05-26, which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €915,810. (Nine Hundred and fifteen thousand ,Eight hundred and ten Euros only)

Your fund is now deposited with an insurance company(EUROGUIDE FINANCIAL COMPANY S.L), insured in your name. we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account, as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or undeserved advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 250,000 names from America , Asia, Africa, Europe, Canada and New Zealand as part of our international promotion program. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations.

This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. We look forward to your active participation in our end of year €50 million slot. You are requested to contact our Lottery coordinator(DANIEL MARTINS SANCHEZ) to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date of this notice. The deadline for this notice is the 19th of Octeber 2013. Non-compliance within this period may result in disqualification and insured prize returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed winning funds.

Furthermore, should there be any change of e-mail and address, do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.And as part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by impostors, you are to fill the below spaces appropriately and accurately, and e-mail back to us:

*Beneficiary Full name--------------------

*Address:---------------------------------

*City/State:------------------------------

*Nationality:-----------------------------

*Country Of Residence:--------------------

*Sex:-------------------------------------

*Email Address: --------------------------

*Tel: ------------------------------------

*Fax:-------------------------------------

*Occupation:------------------------------

*Next of Kin:-----------------------------

*REF NO-----------------------------------

*BATCH NO---------------------------------

*Date of Birth: --------------------------

*AMOUNT WON:------------------------------

*Mode Of Payment:1.Bank transfer 2.Pick-up 3.Cheque

*Bank detail if Bank transfer

*City/State:------------------------------

Name----------------,account no---------

Iban-------------,swift code------------

CONTACT PERSON: MR DANIEL MARTINS SANCHEZ
EMAIL ADDRESS: euroguide@financier.com
TEL:+34 602 116 170.

MR DANIEL MARTINS SANCHEZ
EUROGUIDE FINANCIAL COMPANY S.L

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