419 scam: ESPN STAR CRICKET WINNER <info@starcricketwinner> ESPN STAR CRICKET AWARD

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (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)
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: ESPN STAR CRICKET WINNER <info@starcricketwinner>
Reply-To: fiduciarybenson@ovi.com
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:25:35 -0500
Subject: ESPN STAR CRICKET AWARD

ESPN Head Office
Registered office:
3 Queen Caroline Street,
London, W6 9PE.
Company No: 4620511.
FROM THE DESK OF ESPN STAR CRICKET AWARD.
Dear Winner,

This E-mail is to officially inform you that your E-mail Address has been
verified and pronounced as the lucky winner Of £2,000,000.00 GBP in the 2012
Award by ESPN Star Cricket Draw Promotion UK. We wish to congratulate you over
your E-mail Address success in this financial bailout plan. Your Mobile number
emerged as one of the ten final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation of (Twp
Million Great British Pounds) to salvage your finances and to develop your
community. This cash grant is a gift you will never be required to pay
it back.

This financial bailout plan is funded by Microsoft Corporation/Yahoo
Incorporated, United Nations Agencies, Economic Development Organizations and
Regional Unions which include the African Union (AU), Asia Cooperation
Dialogue
(ACD), European Union (EU), Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), North
American Union (NAU) etcetera in an effort to reduce the impact of food and
financial crisis around the world. The leaders of these organizations by (ESPN
STAR CRICKET AWARD) held in London UK , and made donations for this
program. We
were engaged to carry out the task of conducting the E-mail Address balloting
and to subsequently pay winners.

Reference number (ESC-P038/C098Q/02/LTY)

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
.............................................................................................................................
1. Full Name's:
2. Sex:
3. Country:
4. State/City:
5. Contact Address:
6. Mobile/Tel Number:
7. Marital Status:
8. Occupation:
9. Date/Age:
10. File Reference Number:
11 Amount Won:
12. Have You Won Before: Yes Or No? .........

As a security measure, you are asked to keep your winning information
confidential until you have made your claim. This is mainly to avoid
putting up
double claims with your Mobile number which will result to the cancellation of
your cash grant. On behalf of myself and all staff of ESPN STAR CRICKET
ORGANIZATION, I say congratulations once again.

Your sincerely,
Mr. George Benson.
( Coordinator Claim Department/Fiduciary Agent)
Email( fiduciarybenson@ovi.com)
ESPN Star Cricket Draw Promotion UK
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