419 scam: "GLO WINNING PROMO"<glocompromo.officeonline@globacom.org> NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!!

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2347090177539
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.
- glocompromo.officeonline08@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GLO WINNING PROMO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glocompromo.officeonline08@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:20:33 +0100
Subject: NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!!

NOTICE! NOTICE! NOT9ICE!
GLO TELECOMMUNICATION 2009 PROMO
NOTIFICATION DEPT.
GLO/RYWP/ 15/10/09
www.gloworld.com

The management of Glo TeleCommunication Company Wishes to inform you that you/your Profile have been selected as one of the four lucky people in the Glo TeleCommunication Company This Year Promotions of $525,000.00 USD (FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). This is in celebration of our 5th year anniversary as a merger in the TeleCommunication Company and also to promote international awareness for the Glo networks.

Your profile ID was selected randomly from a total list of 1,359,216 profile ID's from around the world, from our affiliate email clients,websites, social networks.

Global com is currently one of the largest corporations in the Telecommunication company, both in the Africa and other continents and you have been selected as a winner in this years inaugural promotions for $525,000.00 USD. Please note that this is not a lottery sweepstake or windfall and due to the high rate of internet lottery scams on the internet today, the Management of Global com wishes to dissociat.

E-mail:glocompromo.officeonline08@gmail.com
Telephone number:+2347090177539

with the following informations about yourself:

Your Full Name:......
Address:.............
Nationality..........
Sex:.................
Tele:................
Occupation:..........
Date Of Birth:.......

Security Code: G9S/TJD/GW/07

Agent Name: Vivian Bills.

You are advised to do so now to avoid late processing of your Payments/winnings.

Congratulations Once More!Rule your world!

Your Sincerely,

Dr Mike Adenuga

NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!!

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