419 scam: "LISA SANCHEZ" CONGRATULATIONS WINNER

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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:
- "2010 promotional draw" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (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)
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.
- +34654706313 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- globalseguros@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LISA SANCHEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globalseguros@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:30:25 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER

SPANISH-CANADIAN LOTTERY S.L,
Winning No: 08 12 16 33 36 42
Bonus No: 07
Confirm Winning: http://www.canada.com/life/lotteries/lottery_results.html

Ref No: IMP/73253CA/2010
Batch No: 642376/CA/2010.

SPANISH CANADIAN BRITISH ASIAN LOTTERY 2010 NEW YEAR PROMOTION.

The Canadian Government in collaboration with the Spanish Government and the
World Gaming Board are the sponsors of this online email lottery for
compensation and grant for both past lottery winners and the entire world public
for purpose of Infrastructural development as an online compensation for all
internet users.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2010 Promotional Draw
held on the Saturday February 27, 2010 in spain in the EU and
Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to REF No; IMP/73253CA/2010, with
Batch No: 642376/CA/2010 drew the Winning No: 08 12 16 33 36 42, Bonus No: 07
for BC-49 Lotto under the choice of the lottery in the 1st category of bi-weekly
six.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies and personal
e-mails. So your email is your online automatic ticket that qualified you for
this draw. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
€ 935,470.00 Euros (Nine Hundred And Thirty Five Thousand Four Hundred And Seventy Euros)

In view of this, your €935,470.00 Euros (Nine Hundred And Thirty Five Thousand Four
Hundred And Seventy Euros) would be released to you by following the directives of the
security company. Our Spain-
EU courier will immediately commence the processing of your payment to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact the office. So you
are required to forward the following details to our trusted Security company to
help facilitate the processing of your claims:

You are to contact the GLOBAL SEGUROS S.A for payment with details below via:
GLOBAL SEGUROS S.A
CLAIMS AGENT:Dr Antonio Garcia
Email: globalseguros@consultant.com
Tel: +34 654 706 313
Fax: +34 911 820 350

FILL PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM BELOW:
1. FULL NAMES: ____________
2. ADDRESS: ______________
3. AGE AND SEX: ____________
4. MARITAL STATUS: ________________
5. OCCUPATION: ________________
6. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ______________
7. TELEPHONE,MOBILE AND FAX NUMBER: _____________________
8. YOUR WINNING AND BONUS NUMBERS: _______________
9. REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBER AS LISTED ABOVE: ______________
10. AMOUNT WON: _________________
11. COUNTRY: ________________

So we can proceed with the transfer as soon as possible.
Important Notice:Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information
from the public to avoid fraudulent claim .
Global Security will not be responsible for lost and wrong claim of prize.

Congratulation!! once again

Regards,
Lisa Sanchez
Lottery Controller General
SCL-35 Lottery.

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