419 scam: oliver_mariano@bulsu.edu.ph Blackberry Smart Phone Email Award Promo 2013

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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bbemailaware@execs.com
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 18:56:43 +0800
Subject: Blackberry Smart Phone Email Award Promo 2013

Blackberry Smartphone National Email Promo,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
22nd May, 2013.

Congratulations as we announce to you that your email has been
shortlisted winner of R750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand
South African Rand) and a new blackberry Z10 Smart mobile phone in the
just concluded ballot Blackberry Smartphone Sweepstakes South Africa
EMAIL INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2013 promotions program held this second
quarter of year 2013.

NOTE: To file for your claim, please contact our South Africa
Regional Blackberry Smartphone Corporate Office below with the
requested details.

Blackberry Smartphone Claims Department,
Name:Mrs Helen Dreyer(Claim Promo Officer)
Contact Email: blackberrypromo@fastservice.com
Contact Tel....+27737138222

Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers.
Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence to our claims
department.

(1) Ref No.BBSP/037/13/06/SA
(2) Batch No: JBBB/SP/13/JB/SA
(3) Lucky No: 03-13-31.54-123
(4) Serial No: BBSP/82536
(5) PROMOTION DATE: 22nd May, 2013.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
1. Full Name:..............
2. Address....................
3. Occupation:..............
4. Nationality...............
5. Tel No........................
6. Date Of Birth....................

Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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