419 scam: sema national <sema@sema4.orangehome.co.uk> 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 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.
- velekssg2@skim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sema national <sema@sema4.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:37:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: NOTIFICATION

8 OCT 2006

Dear
Winner,

.
We are pleased to
announce
you as third category winner of this years
annual SEMA
Award.
All
winning addresses were randomly selected
from a batch of
50,000,000
international emails. Consequently, you
have therefore been
approved
for
a total pay out of 250,000.00euros
(Two hundred and fifty thousand
Euros)only.
The following
particulars
were attached
to your
lotto
payment order

(I)Lucky numbers:
8-23
12-58-89-12
(ii) Ticket
number.479510896-5558
(iii) Batch
Number:
JVHN/78/435/VHIT(iv)
Lottery Ref Number:
TSR2541-
BGR1034/06and
(v) Serial Number: ES-
158-4156-96

Your
security file
number is ES-
689415341P. Please

contact the
under listed claims
officer as soon as
possible for the
immediate
release of your winnings:
Name:RICHARD GROLLA
Celikey
Insurance
Company
Email: velekssg2@skim.com

TEL: +34- 635-391-693

After the acknowledgement
of the receipt of
this winning
notification you
would be sent a
lottery claims/Appraisal
form to
fill and submit to
our lawyer who
will carry out the legalisation of
the transfer of
your
winning. Do not
forget to quote your reference
number in all
correspondence. Your security file number is
ES9980973465SD. Please
contact the
under listed claims officer as
soon as possible for
the
immediate release of your
winnings:
Please, note that you

Once
again on behalf of all
our staffs we
are
wishing you a big
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours sincerely,
Lopez moore
For Claims Officer
The Lotto Company,Spain..

Dear
Winner,

.
We are pleased to
announce
you as third category winner of this years
annual SEMA
Award.
All
winning addresses were randomly selected
from a batch of
50,000,000
international emails. Consequently, you
have therefore been
approved
for
a total pay out of 250,000.00euros
(Two hundred and fifty thousand
Euros)only.
The following
particulars
were attached
to your
lotto
payment order

(I)Lucky numbers:
8-23
12-58-89-12
(ii) Ticket
number.479510896-5558
(iii) Batch
Number:
JVHN/78/435/VHIT(iv)
Lottery Ref Number:
TSR2541-
BGR1034/06and
(v) Serial Number: ES-
158-4156-96

Your
security file
number is ES-
689415341P. Please

contact the
under listed claims
officer as soon as
possible for the
immediate
release of your winnings:
Name:RICHARD GROLLA
Celikey
Insurance
Company
Email: velekssg2@skim.com

TEL: +34- 635-391-693

After the acknowledgement
of the receipt of
this winning
notification you
would be sent a
lottery claims/Appraisal
form to
fill and submit to
our lawyer who
will carry out the legalisation of
the transfer of
your
winning. Do not
forget to quote your reference
number in all
correspondence. Your security file number is
ES9980973465SD. Please
contact the
under listed claims officer as
soon as possible for
the
immediate release of your
winnings:
Please, note that you

Once
again on behalf of all
our staffs we
are
wishing you a big
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours sincerely,
Lopez moore
For Claims Officer
The Lotto Company,Spain..

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