419 scam: "LOTTERY==PROMOTION"<freddienew200@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "mr_thomasbrownlive@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known 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 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.
- +447031833452 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- mr_thomasbrown@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY==PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freddienew2008@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:05:18 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

SUPER***7***FREE==LOTTERY==PROMOTION
NORTH-AMERICA-UK
SUPER***7***LOTTO MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ( USA ) Branch Office
1785 BROAD STREET
NEWARK –NEW JERSEY 07089 USA .
SUPER***7***LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UK

REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

Dear Winner,

Big Congratulations from our members of staff. We are SUPER***7*** LOTTERY ORGANISATION, We are happy to bring you this good news!!!! You are aware of the on going promotion sponsored by a group of conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility and appreciation to all customers in your area zone for the continuous business patronage in this communities where they have operational base.

Finally today, we announce the winners of the SUPER***7***LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on the 11 February, of , 2010. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 57-20-32-36-38-46, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.

You have been approved for lump sums pay out award of $850,000 USD in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 57-20-32-36-38-46. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your Prize-fund has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 57-20-32-36-38-46. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize to you.

The Claims Processor:
Name: Thomas Brown
E-mail: mr_thomasbrownlive@live.com OR mr_thomasbrown@financier.com
Tel : +44 703 183 3452

Mr. Thomas Brown

Regional Claims Officer , Uk Main .

Please email Mr. Thomas Brown your confirmation of the acceptance of this Award, through the above email as stated above, In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all

Do email the above email address all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. Pending when you have completed the clearance procedure (This is very important as a case of double claims will not be entertained) .

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:

1.Full Name:......................................................................................................................
2.Address:..........................................................................................................................
3.Nationality:......................................................................................................................
4.Age:.........................Date of Birth:..................................................................................
5.Occupation:......................................................................................................................
6.Home Tel:......................Mobile Tel:.......................................Fax:.................................
7.State of Origin:............................................Country:…………………..........................

Yours Sincerely,

Kenneth Andersson (Mr.)
Online Co-ordinator

LOTTERY SPONSOR
Microsoft Corporation U .S.A -

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