419 scam: " SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY"<pyueitrahsdf@konin.lm.pl> Att: Your Email ID have Won!!!

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a 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 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.
- fiatcsegurossloffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fiatcsegurossloffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:24:10 +0100
Subject: Att: Your Email ID have Won!!!

DR. MARIO SANCHEZ
VICE PRESIDENT
SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY S.A
C/ CARRACA DE MAYOR 4-9
28038 MADRID SPAIN

Reference No: CJ/07062000/09/2M
Batch no: 10/1960/ES
ATTN: ESTEEMED AWARD WINNER,

AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the results of the yeary EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 10th July 2015. Your email address attached to Ticket number 025 11-464-992 750 with Serial number 2113 05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd Category.

You have therefore been approved for lump Sum pay out of 615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash credited to file N?: NIS/07. This is from total cash Prize of 10,468,770.00 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) shared
among the seventeen international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of numbers and email addresses, we ask you to keep this award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security Protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participants.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 25,000 email addresses from Europe, Australia, Asia, and America as part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM which we conduct intermittently during the year. We hope that with the part of your prize, you will take part in our next high stake of 1.3
billion International Lottery.

To begin your claims, please contact your agent Mr. Pedro Alonzo, Foreign Services Manager of FIATC SEGUROS S.L with Tel/Fax No: +34917692997 and Email: (fiatcsegurossloffice@gmail.com) for the processing and remittance of your prize money to you.

Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 28 days from the date of notification. After this date, all Funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch Numbers in every of your correspondence with us or your agent to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Also remember you have to pay 5% of your wining fund to your claims agent after the fund gets to you.

Congratulations once again from all the members of our department and thank you for being a part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAME.

N/B: You are to contact your Claims Agent immediately to begin your claim: These are your identification numbers.

REF:............................. CJ/07062000/09/2M
Batch number.....................10/1960/ES

You are therefore advise to send the above information to the Claim Agent to facilitate your Prize processing without delay.

SINCERELY,
DR. MARIO SANCHEZ
VICE PRESIDENT

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