419 scam: "Alfredo De La Paz"<euromillion@r7.com> RE: Ref Nr: MMCO/402-537/EU/12 !!!

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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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Alfredo De La Paz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@mapfreseguros.cc>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 03:00:58 +0200
Subject: RE: Ref Nr: MMCO/402-537/EU/12 !!!

Romano No 19 Planta 5
28960 Madrid, Spain.
REF: ESP MMCO/402-537/EU/12
BATCH NO:KBB549513/14
PRIZE CLAIM TRACK No: 3456344
FILE NO: ESPHDS-547-K6-75

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to notify you of the release of the result from the Euro millions international E-mail promotion program, held on the 3^rd of August, 2012 to promote and encourage international participation in our international high stake lottery. Your E-mail address was attached with the ticket serial number: 134-03650116-211 and batch number KBB 549513/14 purchased by your representative at the cost of two Euros, consequently won the price in the 2nd category with the winning number: 04-18-32-40-45 + 07 : 11. We apologies for the late notification it was delayed due to mix up of some E-mail addresses.

However, you have been approved for a lump sum of 825,000.00 Euros (Eight hundred and twenty five thousand Euros) in cash credited to file security number: ESPHDS-547-K6-75. This is from a total cash prize of 11,550,000 Euros (Eleven million, five hundred and fifty thousand Euros Only) shared among the International Winners in this category.

Note: To begin your claim contact your agent Dr. Juan Morato, Foreign Operations Manager of MAPFRE SEGUROS S.L MADRID on info@mapfreseguros.cc Tel: 011 34 632 439 344, Fax: 011 34 917 692 656 for the processing and remittance/delivery of your winning prize to you. Provide the following informations to your agent for proper verification.

Full Name:

Direct Telephone & Fax Number:

Current Address:

Occupation:

Date of Birth

Country:

YOURS SINCERELY
Afredo De La Paz
Promotion Director

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