419 scam: "WORLDWIDE | LOTTERY | COMPANY"<gibsonblunt@rocketmail.com> CONGRATULATION!! YOU HAVE WON!!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims director" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "gibson-blunt@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "gibson-blunt@live.com" (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.
- 00447014239574

Fraud email example:

From: "WORLDWIDE | LOTTERY | COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gibson-blunt@live.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 04:32:18 +0530
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! YOU HAVE WON!!!

WORLDWIDE | LOTTERY | COMPANY
Grand Royale London Hyde Park
1C Inverness Terrace, Westminster,
London W2 3JP, United Kingdom.

Congratulations!!!,

Congratulations you have won $2,500,000.00 and a brand new apple laptop from the WorldwideLotto Organization.

We are glad to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($2,500,000.00) Only,and a brand new apple Laptop in our last WorldwideLotto promotional draw.The online WorldwideLotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of data base addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from world internet log base.

WorldwideLotto is the global gateway to a $230 billion dollar lottery industry, the largest lottery in the world, and the opportunity to fund humanitarian needs that Wants you to win and the world to win. "One World - One Lottery" defines the universal scope and "Betting For a Better World" establishes the philosophy of the company, Implementing this commitment requires a reliable funding solution which is easily understood and within the reach of every person. worldwide Structured on small individuals, investments, shared and expandable on a universal scale, Worldwide Lottery is that solution to win millions of money and this are the reason why we are congratulation you as the 2011 winner of the year.

Full Name:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Home Address:
Date Of Birth:
Occupation:
Office Address:
E-mail:(gibson-blunt@live.com)

Further more for your claims of $2,500,000.00, you are advice to responds for guidance for you to receive your winning money.

This is the final notification of your winning kindly responds immediately, TAKE NOTE THAT IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND URGENTLY FOR CLAIMS OUR ADMINISTRATOR WILL CLEAR YOU FROM OUR DATA LOG FINALLY.

MR.GIBSON BLUNT
Tel: 00447014239574
Claims Director
CONTRACT:(gibson-blunt@live.com)

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