419 scam: "ECUADOR MOVISTAR LOTTERY BONANZA"<markphillips@diplomats.com> Re:!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE OUR LUCKY WINNER!!!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fiduciary agent" (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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "ECUADOR MOVISTAR LOTTERY BONANZA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morrisonkeeping@cash4u.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:33:54 -0500
Subject: Re:!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE OUR LUCKY WINNER!!!

Ref: 475061776
Batch: 7056490987/188
Winning No: EC8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS

Ecuador Movistar Lottery Bonanza

Dear Sir/Madam

The Lucky Winner

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 24th of January 2012 from the Ecuador Movistar International Lottery program. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. Your name was attached to ticket number; 575061725 8056490902 serial number 6741137002 this batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$900,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/11 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.

All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,United States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of the year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact your Fiduciary Agent

Name - MR. MORRISON KEEPING

E-mail address - morrisonkeeping@cash4u.com

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names, address, occupation and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note,

All winnings MUST be claimed within 30 days of this notification; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity. Congratulations once again on your winning. BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

Best Regards

Mr.Mark Phillips.
(Movistar Co-ordinator)

THANKS:

MANAGEMENT, ECUADOR MOVISTAR LOTTERY INC.

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