419 scam: Telecoms Award Promo <o2telecomsawardpromo@gmail.com> WINNING NOTIFICATION FROM O2 TELECOMMS

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- telecomsawardpromo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Telecoms Award Promo <o2telecomsawardpromo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:43:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION FROM O2 TELECOMMS

O2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM.
Head Office address:260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DX - United Kingdom
Claims Department:2 Mason's Avenue, London, England EC2V 5BT- United Kingdom

DEAR WINNER,

Ticket number: {DP8 7910 1231 B44}

We happily announce to you the draw of the o2 Telecommunication International lottery programs held on the 16th of October 2010 in London, United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: {DP8 7910 1231 B44}, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds).

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.This promotion takes place only for this season before play coupon begins. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements, please be warned.

This is from a total cash prize of 5 Million Great British Pounds, shared among the first ten (10)lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) would be released to you by our bank in London. Our London fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: Dr. George Banks Email:(telecomsawardpromo@yahoo.co.uk)

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Dr. George Banks with followings details below:

1. Your full name
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Jennifer Smith
Zonal Coordinator

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