419 scam: SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION <sweepstakes_promo@rocketmail.com> WARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barrister_pique@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION <sweepstakes_promo@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: carlosgomez120@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:03:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION.

CALLE/ ACALA HERNDENZ,

8921 33 MADRID-SPAIN

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF: LP/265107870037/02 BATCH: 24/00329/ESP

WARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS YOUR E-MAIL ATTACHED TO TICKET NO: 00-1417-92 SERIAL NO: 256734 LUCKY NO: 8-13-06-41-88-43 (DE 6) WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE DE6 CATEGORY. THIS PROGRAM WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 2012.YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF â‚¬568,786.33 CENT (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDREDAND EIGHTY SIX EUROS THIRTY THREE CENTS ONLY ) CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE NO:LP/1830313336760. THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EUR 11, 511,500.00 SHARED AMONG LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTERM DRAWN FROM 34,000 E-MAIL FROM ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA,NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A BANK INSURED TO YOUR NAME. DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM.TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT BEING OUR OPERATION MANAGER WITH INFORMATIONS BELOW:

CONTACT PERSON: MR. PIQUE JUAN LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA OPERATIONS MANAGER.

20 - 24 CALLE MAYOR MADRID SPAIN.

E.MAIL: barrister_pique@yahoo.es

FOR THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO ANY DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 26 DAYS.

AFTER THIS DATE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF SPAIN AS UNCLAIMED PRIZE.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERANCE AND BATCH NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR (CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER) IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR AGENT. FURTHER, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE PRODUCERS IN SPAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.CARLOS .A. GOMEZ

(VICE PRESIDENT)

(LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES)

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