419 scam: "MR. WALTERS ALFONSO"<waltersalfonso@hotmail.com> ATTENTION:LOTTERY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34626381648 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- waltersalfonso@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. WALTERS ALFONSO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <waltersalfonso@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:03:39 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:LOTTERY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

REF: REAL MADRID/HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND
MEGA MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,

ATTENTION:LOTTERY WINNER CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of the
MEGA MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS
International programs held on the 07 August 2012. Your name and e-mail address areattached to:

REFERENCE NUMBER: GC/4223/12
BATCH NUMBER: 3/450734/PCC
TICKET NUMBER: 4020897600-2272
SERIAL NUMBER: 6390297

To file your claim please contact
(FOR QUICK AND PROMPT RESPONSE PLEASE RESPOND TO THE GIVING EMAIL BELOW AND YOU CAN ALSO TELEPHONE OUR OFFICE FOR PROPER FILLING):

MEGA MILLIONS/HERITAGE FUND LOTTERY
MADRID-SPAIN
CONTACT: MR. WALTERS ALFONSO.
TELEPHONE: 0034-626-381-648
EMAIL:waltersalfonso@gmail.com

and consequently won the lottery which your email profile was tagged among lists of generated lottery pools programme generated by Cascata lottery Email Generator which have finally won you this lottery award credited to file No: RP/966538/06 in the C category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,100,000.00(ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file No: RP/966538/06.This is from Which is from the total of sum that was brought out for this lottery promotion programe.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 5,000,000 company and 10,000,000 individual email addresses and names were selected from all the continent from
Asia,Europe,America, North America,Africa,Middle-East,Austrilia and
NewZealand which is part of an international promotional program
takes place every year. we hope with part of your winning,you will
take part in our next year US$100million international lottery.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 2ND DECEMBER,2012. After this date all unclaimed funds will be declare as UNCLAIMand will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoidunnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote yourreference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore,should there be any change of email address do inform ouragent as soon as possible.And any winner below the age of 18 is
prohibited for the claim of his or her winning and such winner is
hereby automatically disqualify for filling any claim.

NOTE: please ensure that your winnings notification is been
kept/protected under utmost confidentiality until final claims has
been processed and prize winning fund remitted to you accordingly to avoid complications of someone else coming behind you to claim your winnings.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being partof our promotions programm.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.SOFIA MARTINEZ.
CO-ORDINATING OFFICER.
FOR: MANAGEMENTS.

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