419 scam: "THE EAGLES RIDGE RANCH"<test@emailmarketing-software.net> "FROM THE EAGLES RIDGE RANCH ONLINE COMPETITION LUCKY WINNER E-MAIL WON ANNOUN¹"

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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:
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- "million us dollars" (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)
- ",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 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.
- davidsondelica2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE EAGLES RIDGE RANCH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eaglesridgeranchnotification@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:43:40 +0800
Subject: "FROM THE EAGLES RIDGE RANCH ONLINE COMPETITION LUCKY WINNER E-MAIL WON ANNOUNCEMENT"

The Eagles Ridge Ranch, River Falls,
WI,Minnesota 4-H Horse Association,
Lucky mail Promotion prize Award,
94040: California-U.S.A.

In cooperation with the Minnesota 4-H Horse Association, i hereby announced to
you today that you are one of the winner award CASH PRIZE of us$
1,000,000,00 (One million us dollars only) from the Lucky mail Promotion prize
Award open to all individual pets lovers through internet users online email
addresses in our various websites and this your email was one of our lucky
winners.

This is to promote and compensate all individuals, pets lovers and also users
who used their times to views all our various websites both on our competition
areas. Eagles Ridge Ranch and with the American Paint Horse Association has
freely given you the total sum of us$1m, cash payment effectively.

This Lottery is approved by the Paint horse Gaming Board and also Licensed by
the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) And we intend to
sensitize the public.As indicated by the computerized selection machine and your
lucky winning numbers (ERRNET2010/4-H ) AND ( CODE NO: 00 531278/CH/LM/HORSE),
falls within our Asia booklet representative office in THE PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF
CHINA-HONG KONG as showed in our coupon which won you the prize award.

Therefore, you are noted to send yours names,home address, telephone number
and with your winning numbers to the below agent name:

Mr. Davidson Delica
Foreign Service Manager
The Eagles Ridge Ranch
Asia Regional Office-Hong Kong
Email: davidsondelica2010@gmail.com
Phone: 0085267243243

to enable the office issued you the copy of yours award winning certificate
with the process whereby you would receive your email won prize immediately.

NOTE: Yours winning information's is highly secret until yours email won prize
award get to you to avoid any misconduct of double claim or paying to the wrong
hands.
Accept my hearty congratulations
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Albert Coleman,
(Director)

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