419 scam: "Dr. Lisa Antonio F. Castillo"<luis.lfenanda.jose6@gmail.com> Award Notification

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "fernandezluis@ozu.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fernandezluis@ozu.es" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Lisa Antonio F. Castillo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morrisdavidesq@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:03:49 +0200
Subject: Award Notification

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Escritorio-Avenida fonts P Melo 307
1050-122 Madrid-Spain
REFERENCE NUMBER: UL -036382152/ UL
CODE NUMBER: UL -160142632/ESP
Email:fernandezluis@ozu.es

DATE: 30 June 2011

ATTENTION: WINNER,

AWARD NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you the released results of the LOTERIA NACIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMME, held on the 09 /05/ 2011 and result came out on 28/06/ 2011.Your name attached to the Ticket number 031 - 1127 - 841 with Serial number 3214 - 07 drew the Lucky numbers 4-7-2-7-2/9-4/0/6/9 which consequently won the lottery in the 3RD category. You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of €915,777.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file Nº: UL /036382152/N. UL /160142632/ESP is from total cash prize of €9,157,770.00 (NINE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN EUROS) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, we ask you to keep this award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your mon!
ey remitted to your account as thi

Dr. Lisa Antonio F. Castillo
(Vice President Internacional Prize Department) ..............................................................

IMPORTANT NOTE!!! TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AFTER HAVING FILLED THIS FORM CUT IT OFF AND FAX IT BACK TO

LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY
Avda. San Juan, 22-24., 28006 MADRID, SPAIN.
Tel: 0034 646 880 229 Fax: 0034 911 820 286
Email: fernandezluis@ozu.es
TOGETHER WITH YOUR IDENTITY,
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

NAME .......................................................................................DATE OF BIRTH ....................................

SEXE:.................................................OCCUPATION:...................................................

RÉFÉRENCE NO ...........................................................CODÉ NO ...............................................

ADRESSE.....................................................................................................

COUNTRY:........................................................CITY:......................................................

EMAIL:..................................................................

TÉLÉPHONE:.............................................................FAX:....................................................

MOBILE NO:......................................................................

PAYMENT OPTIONS; (1) BANK TRANSFER (2) CERTIFIED CHEQUE

BANK NAME:...........................................................................................

ACCOUNT NO:...................................................................................

ROUTING NO:/ SWIFTCODÉ:................................................................

BANK ADRESSE :................................................................................

BANK TÉLÉPHONE :..............................................................................

BANK FAX:............................................................................................................................

I, MR, MRS, MISS........................................................., HEREBY DECLARE THAT, THE ABOVE DATAS ARE TRUE, AND IN CASE OF ANY FALSIFICATION, I SHALL LOSE TOTAL CLAIMS TO THE WINNING STAKE FUNDS. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ON MY BEHALF THE TOTAL FUNDS. I HEREBY AUTHORIZE MY SOLE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS AGENT TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN FACILITATING THE DISBURSEMENT OF MY TOTAL WINNING FUNDS TO ME. AND I ALSO AGREE TO PAY 10% OF MY WINNING FUNDS TO LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY AGENT.

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