419 scam: BIGBIG LOTTO <bgc27860@csun.edu> BRAZIL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP 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:

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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million 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)
- "antoniapaul2013@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known 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.
- +27789271011 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: BIGBIG LOTTO <anthoniapaul001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:45:05 -0600
Subject: BRAZIL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attention: Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that the Big Big Lotto Company and Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee (BFWCOC) here in London has held a Microsoft Online Network Raffle Draw, the draw was made among all the Internet email users around the globe and your email address was among the 10,000,000 (Ten Million) email addresses that was randomly picked up by the computer during the first Quarter Raffle draw in conjunction with Microsoft.

We are therefore with great pleasure to notify you that your email address happened to come out in top (16) out Of the 10, 000,000 email addresses on the final email ballot draw and this has made you the lucky winner of $1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars only) and a free Entrance Tickets to watch all the games live in Brazil. Participantâ€™s email addresses were sorted globally (Powered by Microsoft) from companies, Individuals, Government's Agencies, Co-operate bodies, Charity homes etc and computed â€œRANDOMLY" via E-sorting balloting to select respective winners around the globe.

Be aware that this Internet Raffle Draw (IRD) is organized by BIGBIG LOTTO COMPANY and Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee (BFWCOC) to create awareness to the world as Brazil is finalizing The preparation for the hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, This promotion was held in United Kingdom
And the main aim of this award, is to promote the upcoming FIFA 2014 WORLD CUP that will be hosted in Brazil.

Please note that your Batch number falls within our Afro Booklet representative office in Johannesburg therefore you are to call and forward the Reference Number: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN, Batch Number: 12/25/0034 and your informationâ€™s to Mrs. Antonia Paul to enable her process the documentation and submit the clearance to the paying bank for immediate transfer of your winning prize.

Name: Mrs. Antonia Paul
Fifa World Cup Claims Agent Office
Tel: +27 78 927 1011
Emails: antoniapaul2013@live.com

FILL THIS FORM

1. Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Country:
4. Mobile number:
5. Occupation:
6. Age:
7. Male/Female:
8. Married/Single:

Fill the form above and send it to MRS. ANTONIA PAUL AND PHONE HER NOW TO LET HER KNOW ABOUT YOUR WINNINGS.

Congratulations from the staff, and thank you for being part of email account users of this program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Antonia Paul
Online Lotto Co-coordinator
WEBSITES: WWW.THEBIGBIGLOTTO.COM

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