419 scam: "Ms Christabel Brussow FIFA Co-ordinator." <campaignsothafrica.award@fifaaward.com> Reply.

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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: "Ms Christabel Brussow FIFA Co-ordinator." <campaignsothafrica.award@fifaaward.com>
Reply-To: campaignsothafrica.award@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:51:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Reply.

2010 FIFA World Cup™
Our Ref: SA9TMSN55

Sites user/email account holder,

With reference to our FIFA World Cup 2010 online promotion campaign that
started on the 11th January to run until the 11th August 2010 open to
users on the TEAMtalk network of sporting and mobile Websites.

Your email account from our electronic randomized drawing has been
selected as one of the OnMedia users First 50 Prize winners, in the
TEAMtalk’s Media Online

Unique Users Offer.

You have been awarded a cash prize of $500000.00

Entry is deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the email
account at the time the entry was made, online service provider
responsible for assigning email addresses or other organization that is
responsible for assigning email addresses, internet marketing and
advertising domain associated with the submitted email address.

TEAMtalk Media Africa’s largest and most popular network of football
websites and mobi-sites partner up with Project2010 SA. The campaign is an
extension of TEAMtalk Media's 2010 sponsorship around the FIFA World Cup
to encourage users on the TEAMtalk media network/travelling football fans
to be part of the first ever FIFA World Cup to be held in Africa.

TEAMtalk Media, a division of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), a global
leader in both online and mobile sports content in Africa. Media's
football network you may have visited at entry date provided in promotion
material distributed by Sponsor. Msn.teamtalk.com Football365.com;
Football365.co.za; TEAMtalk.com; SportingLife.com and
skysports.com/football/

"We are pleased to be recognized among the most promising football
publications companies".

* Prize-winning notifications are sent via email for Sponsor to verify
that the email account holder is a natural person with a valid address.
* Kindly include your Gender, Names, Age, Occupation, Contact e-mail,
Preferred Phone Number, Residential address/country, for verification
purposes FORWARD a copy of this notification.
* Simply click on reply to this email from your inbox, and your data will
automatically be forwarded to Ms Christabel Brussow who will be in touch
with you within our working hours with details for remittance.

Congratulations.
Ms Christabel Brussow
Campaign Co-ordinator

Solely sponsored by: TEAMtalk Media Group
PREPARING SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE WORLD.
Copy Right © 2010 terms and condition apply.

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