419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- departmentclaimverifying@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sr. Adams Rees" <tesoreria@impanquehue.cl>
Reply-To: "Sr. Adams Rees" <arees959@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:01:35 -0400 (CLT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Su_direcci=C3=B3n_de_correo_electr=C3=B3nic?=
=?utf-8?Q?o_ha_ganad=EF=BB=BFo_1.400.000_,00_euros.?=

Enhorabuena,

A raÃz de los resultados de la publicaciÃ³n oficial de britÃ¡nico centenario lotto ha otorgado la suma de â‚¬ 1.400.000 (â‚¬1,400,000.00) a su correo electrÃ³nico con el nÃºmero de referencia # 975-708-000-008 por ser un usuario de la web muy frecuente.

Nota: Todos los participantes en este programa de Microsoft se seleccionÃ³ al azar a travÃ©s de sistema de Microsoft procedentes de mÃ¡s de 50.000 empresas y 20 millones nombres de personas, direcciones de correo electrÃ³nico de todos los sitios web en todo el mundo database.The Microsoft Organization Inc programa de promociÃ³n ha sido aseguradas, y es patrocinado por eminentes personalidades fundador de Microsoft Bill & Melinda Gates, de las Naciones Unidas, la Liga Ãrabe, la UniÃ³n Europea, el sitio Echina y otras organizaciones empresariales. Es el programa de promociÃ³n dirigido a animar a los usuarios de Internet. Es decir, no es necesario comprar boleto para entrar por ella. El Internet E-mail sorteo se lleva a cabo y se organiza para promover la alfabetizaciÃ³n informÃ¡tica en todo el mundo.

Esta loterÃa es aprobado por la Junta de Juegos de Azar Europa y tambiÃ©n con licencia de la AsociaciÃ³n Internacional de Reguladores de Juego (IAGR).

En su mejor interÃ©s y tambiÃ©n para evitar mezclar los nÃºmeros y los nombres de cualquier tipo, le pedimos que mantener los detalles completos del premio estrictamente de notificaciÃ³n pÃºblica. Se le aconseja que complete la siguiente informaciÃ³n y enviarla inmediatamente a nuestro gerente de reclamo para la recolecciÃ³n inmediata de su fondo.

Nombre: SeÃ±or Rico Anderson
Indique departamento de verificaciÃ³n.
E-mail: departmentclaimverifying@yahoo.co.uk

(1) Los nombres completos.
(2) DirecciÃ³n:.
(3) PaÃs de origen:.
(4) Fecha de Nacimiento:.
(5) Sexo:.
(6) Estado civil:.
(7) NÃºmero de telÃ©fono:.
(8) OcupaciÃ³n:.
(9) Scan copia de su identificaciÃ³n ya sea pasaporte o permiso de conducir internacional:.
(10) NÃºmero de referencia:

Atentamente,
Sra. Jessica B. Grooch.
Coordinador de lÃnea,

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