419 scam: HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY <rosa@oab-ro.org.br> Your E-mail Address Has Won $600,000.00 Dollars Heineken Promo

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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.
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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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.
- rev_kelvinphilimon@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- to the processing management via e-mail: rev_kelvinphilimon@hotmail.com name:......................... (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- mikyshaun@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- shaun from florida in the united states of america e-mail mikyshaun@aol.com 'i can beat my hands on my chest and tell any one who cares (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY <rosa@oab-ro.org.br>
Reply-To: rev.kelvinphilimon@live.com
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:24:38 -0200
Subject: Your E-mail Address Has Won $600,000.00 Dollars Heineken Promo

HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY
ANTHONIE VAN DIJCKERWEG
11078 AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS

THE HEINEKEN COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION!

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are delighted to inform you the result of the annual final draws of HEINEKEN Annual Promo.

The online Heineken Annual Promo draws was conducted by a random selection of E-mail addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer (TOPAZ) search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all E-mail addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your E-mail address emerged as one of the Eight (8) lucky winners in the fourth cate gory for the second prize with the following data:

Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch Number: HGL-14/28/0046
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750

Y o u as well as the other winners, are therefore to receive a cash prize of Six Hundred United States Dollars $600.000.00USD for the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your E-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African representative office in Africa, and your prize of US$600,000.00 will be released to you from your regional branch office.

You are required to fill and Submit the below information to the Processing management via e-mail: rev_kelvinphilimon@hotmail.com

Name:.........................
Age:..........................
Sex:..........................
Date of birth:.. ..............
Address:......................
Phone:.........................
Occupation....................
Company:......................
Next of Kin:..................
Nationality:...................
Country:......................

Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this E-mail: Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Processing management via e-mail for prompt collection of your fund.

Overseas Claims/Africa Payment Unit
Contact your claim agent: Reverend Kelvin Philimon
Email: rev_kelvinphilimon@hotmail.com

Your agent will submit your in formation to the authorized Paying Bank:

For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is process ed 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.

All winnings MUST be claimed before the end of this programme; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to the charity organizations.

Thank you and Accept our congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. David Mark
HEINE KEN Games/Lottery Coordinator.

TESTIMONIES OF OUR PAST LUCKY WINNERS
''When I first received an unsolicited email that I have just won Three Hundred Thousand British Pounds,it appeared to me like one of those uncalled for emails .However when I decided to justify my curiosity by contacting the appointed Fiduciary agent,Reverend Anthoni Mark to know if this was real and they instructed me on what to do to claim my winning and as a matter of fact I was skeptical initially but when I did I was full of surprise when my bank here in the States called me up to confirm that an additional Three Hundred Thousand Pounds was transferred into my account from Heineken Bottling Company.I am really happy for the company who made it possible for me to be Three Hundred Thousand pounds Richer Today ''......................
Mr. Micheal Shaun From Florida In The United States Of America
E-mail mikyshaun@aol.com

"I can beat my hands on my chest and tell any one who cares to listen that this is a genuine lottery. I am a living testimony,my parents never believed when I informed them that I won in last year Heineken Seasonal Promotions but today look at me,I am only 23 years old and can boost of Three Hundred Thousand Pounds sterling in my bank account.I can now go for my masters and PHD Programs and still have a lot of money for any profitable investment of my choice.Infact all thanks to Heineken Star prize!!!! '............................................................................
Carol Williams [Canada]
E-mail carolwilliams.ca13@yahoo.com

''I am donating 30% percent of my winnings to my church and the orphanage homes around me here in Asia as a free -will-gift and a thank you gift to the Almighty God for making it possible for me to win a lottery I never participated in.Thanks to Heineken Lottery group too".................................................................
Mr. Jim Chun [From China]
E-mail sweeter_Jim Chun@hotmail.com
and others.

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