419 scam: "PARIS CLUB EMPOWERMENT AWARD" <info@info.com> Claim!!!

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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:

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!

Fraud email example:

From: "PARIS CLUB EMPOWERMENT AWARD" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: parisclub.award@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:13:16 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Claim!!!

PARIS CLUB EMPOWERMENT AWARD.
2, rue André Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France.
www.clubdeparis.org

Dear Recipient,

You have been selected/qualify for Grant sum of $550.000.00 payment for
human growth, Business, and community Development in the ongoing paris
club EMPOWERMENT AWARD established in Paris in 1956 and supported by
UNILEVER and (AfDB).Your e-mail address attached to Grant number:
2241345678 23 and email address which subsequently won you the Grant
Payment in the 2nd category.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your Grant Number
confidential till your payment is processed and your money remitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your Grant Prize .This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Email us _

To file for your Grant claims, please contact Mr. Xavier Musca the
president of Paris Club with the below infomation:

Full Names_
Address_
Tel No_
Country_
State_
Occupation_

Regards,
Mr. Xavier Musca
The president of Paris Club
Congratulation Once Again.
Paris Club EMPOWERMENT AWARD.

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