419 scam: "Melissa Dykes LaBonte (mlabonte)" <mlabonte@memphis.edu> 2010 ONLINE LOTTERY WINNERS

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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:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "el gordo " (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
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)
- "ramirez_orlando301@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ramirez_orlando301@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ramirez_orlando301@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ramirez_orlando301@w.cn" (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.
- +447700020674

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:04:26 -0500
Subject: 2010 ONLINE LOTTERY WINNERS

2010 ONLINE LOTTERY WINNERS
C\ Don Jaime I nº11 2º
50.003 Zaragoza
España

29th October,2010

Ref: EGDLP/441OYI/02/SHYN

Dear Lucky Winner,

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA HIGH-STAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. This Lottery draws was conducted by a random selection of reference data from an exclusive list of 100,000,000 individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer. No tickets were sold but all selected information were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your email address emerged as one of twelve winners in the first category with the following data.

Ref Number: EGDLP/441OYI/02/SHYN
Batch Number: 62/57/9034
Ticket Number: 225-15464992-790

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of USD$1,000,000 (One Million Dollar) each from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent/security company for first category winners with the information below:

Orlando Ramirez
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.
Atlantica Group Securities Ltd.
Phone: +44 770 002 0674
Fax: +44 207 138 2584
Email: ramirez_orlando301@w.cn<mailto:ramirez_orlando301@w.cn>

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from today. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with your claims agent. You are advised to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

All replies should be addressed to Orlando Ramirez (ramirez_orlando301@w.cn<mailto:ramirez_orlando301@w.cn>) for further information, any reply sent to other email will not be attended to.

Please take note.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Kind Regards,

Melissa Dykes LaBonte
Games/Lottery Coordinator

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