419 scam: "CASH Online Promotions"<claimsdepartmentt012@hotmail.com> Powerball No: 10-18-23-30-45-02 x3 and Pick No: 01-07-11-33-36-40

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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!
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.
- claimsdepartmentt015@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "CASH Online Promotions" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimsdepartmentt014@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:55 +0200
Subject: Powerball No: 10-18-23-30-45-02 x3 and Pick No: 01-07-11-33-36-40

Congratulations!!!! "You have won US$2,975,000.00 from CASH Online Promotions

For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
(Mr. Harry Antony Dominic)
Tel: + 27-78-343-5110
Fax: + 27-86-631-2886
E-mail: claimsdepartmentt015@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

We wish you success in our new CASH Online Promotions/Email Internet Program made today 23rd of September 2011 which was drawn on July 14th 2011

Your Email Address was attached to Ticket No: 01-07-11-33-36-40 (Drew the Lucky No): 19-23-34-52-57-21 PP: 5. This is an Email Internet Program were winner were randomly selected from U.S.A, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa through Computer Draw System and extracted from over 322,000 Email Addresses from Unions, Association and Corporate Bodies listed online.

You have therefore been approved to claim a Star Prize of $2,975,000.00 in cash credited to File No04-15-32/COP/2010 in the 3rd Category of our new CASH Online Promotions. Below is your Winning Details;

Powerball No: 10-18-23-30-45-02 x3
Pick No: 01-07-11-33-36-40
Plus No: 18-23-24-33
Jackpot Amount Won: US$2,975,000.00

"The Validity period of the winnings is (10) Working Days, of your reply to the Agency; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned as UNCLAIMED." To claim your winning prize, you are to contact the appointed agent for the immediate release of your winnings:

(Mr. Harry Antony Dominic)
Tel: + 27-78-343-5110
Fax: + 27-86-631-2886
E-mail: claimsdepartmentt015@gmail.com
1. NAME:...................................................................................................................
2. ADDRESS:...............................................................................................................
3. OCCUPATION:............................................................................................................
4. AGE:.................................................................................................................................
5. NATIONALITY:.................................................................................................................
6. PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER:..............................................................................
7. EMAIL:........................................................................................................................................

IMPORTANT, Remember to quote your POWERBALL Numbers and PICK Numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with the Agent. For security reasons, you are strongly advised to keep your winnings and any correspondence strictly confidential from public notice until you claim your prize.

Congratulations'' once again from all our Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions Program.

Yours Truly,
Mrs. Shelly C. Bowen
Promotions Manager
SOUTH AFRICA.

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