419 scam: "FROM PAMELA BROOKS"<get2cpamelabrooks01@hotmail.com> Attn: Beneficiary,

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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 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.
- brooks.pamela27@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM PAMELA BROOKS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brooks.pamela27@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:50:54 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

Attn: Beneficiary,

Face book is the largest social networking site is valued at more than $ 100 billion, and it also expects one

billion users to come mainly from mobile devices than desktop users by 2015, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has

decided to increase the users and companies a window of opportunity for Lottery program and initial public Offer

said in a press release. So we are pleased to inform you about the result of the new year and Christmas draw held

Facebook Company in cash Promotion to encourage the use of Facebook users around the world, your name and e-mail

was among the 50 lucky winners who won $ 550,000:00 USD (Five hundred and fifty Thousand United State Dollars) each

on the face book promotion premium attached to ticket number (5647600545189), Ref No (2551256002/244) and serial

number (55643451907). On-line lottery conducted by random selection via email where you took an extended automated

random computer search from Facebook in another, to claim your $ 550.000.00 USD lottery program, which is new to

Facebook, saying its focus on big THANK YOU to all our users for Facebook making your number one social network to

connect with their families and friends around the world. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double

claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam All participants were selected through

a computer ballot system with their email addresses and names from all over to the FBI and world.

Thanks Software Corporation Company block a few people Web site and e-mail addresses. You must contact our shipping

department via email (brooks.pamela27@yahoo.com)Contact Name: Pamela Brooks. For us to complete the winning

certificate and for further information on the performance of your lottery win.To avoid unnecessary delays and

complications please do not forget to quote your ticket, reference and parties on all correspondences. Also, if

there are any changes in the e-mail address, please contact us in time.

(Zonal Coordinator) Facebook Group Inc

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