419 scam: <Americaonline50@yahoo.com> Congratulations!!!

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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.
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.
- +447024096113 (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.
- barclaybankplc@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- london. contact manager: andy wright contact email: barclaybankplc@europe.com, (bankbarclaybankplcc@accountant.com) phone: (Europe; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: <Americaonline50@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <Barclaybankplc@europe.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:05:38 -0700
Subject: Congratulations!!!

# 1: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, Bangalore, New York, The United States of America. Industry:AOF Address: 80 The Hammer Smith Road, London, W14 8UD United Kingdom England. American Online Foundation was established in Britain in 1983, millions of Americans, and the band is currently supported by the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU). A Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). To celebrate the 28th anniversary of the program, American Online Foundation in London, together with a number of national companies and other bodies concerned in the production of an annual fee of £ 2,000.000.00 GBP British Pounds (Two million Great British Pounds) to eight lucky recipients. You were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of £ 2,000.000.00 GBP (two million Great British Pounds) as charity donations / aid from the American Foundation for England in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. Companies and sponsors who are sponsoring awards from the American promotion of online below. Dell computer company. The company Toyota. The company Heineken. Coca-Cola Company. BellSouth technologies. And individual donors. 1) Warren Buffett Organization (USA). 2) the organization of Roman Abramovich (Russia). 3) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom of Great Britain). 4) Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia). How to get your prize: Contact the payee bank in central London, where your winnings fell for fast transfer of your won prize. Contact Bank: Barclays Bank Plc in London. Contact Manager: Andy Wright Contact Email: Barclaybankplc@europe.com, (Bankbarclaybankplcc@accountant.com) Phone: +447024096113 You must complete this form, as shown below: Name of recipient: ............. Full address of the recipient: ............... Occupation receiver .............. Telephone receiver: ................. Age of the recipient ................... We congratulate you and encourage you to make wise use of your premium, when it gets to you. Signature. Michael Kelly Chief Operating Officer of America Online / President of Media Networks AOL. Steve Case Co-founder and former CEO and chairman of America Online Lottery (AOL).

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