419 scam: "Mrs. Pamela Johnson" <pepe@telecable.es> =?UTF-8?Q?Dear_Winner_of

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million british pounds" (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)
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.
- +447043083276 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447937413839
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.
- dr.davidwalter121@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- 3839 contact fax: number: +44 704 308 3276 e-mail: dr.davidwalter121@gmail.com e-mail: dr.davidwalter01@gmail.com you are advised to send (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Pamela Johnson" <pepe@telecable.es>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 16:55:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Dear_Winner_of_=C2=A31,000,000.00.?=

Yahoo Mail Lottery www.lottery.co.uk

Customer services inquiry&rlm; 2014/2015 microsoft yahoo anniversary award notification

124 Stockport road, long sight, Manchester m60 2 db-united kingdom.

Payment of Prize and Claim:

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million British Pounds (£1,000,000.00) for 2014/15 Prize promotion which is organized by Yahoo, Aol & Windows Live, MSN this 2014/15 Yahoo and Micro Soft collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected every two years to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 28th days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. Stated below are your identification numbers: Batch Number: MFI/08/APA-43658, Reference Number: 2008234522, Pin: 1208 Winning Number: 01 14 21 30 35 48 These numbers fall within the Johannesburg Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in United Kingdom London and send your winning identification numbers to him:

Claims Manager Contact Information:

Name: Dr. David Walter

Contact Number: +44 793 741 3839

Contact Fax: Number: +44 704 308 3276

E-Mail: dr.davidwalter121@gmail.com E-Mail: dr.davidwalter01@gmail.com

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of of your fund to you.

1. Full Name: ........................................

2. Country: ..........................................

3. Contact Address: ..................................

4. Telephone Number: .................................

5. Fax Number: .......................................

6. My Date of birth: .................................

7. Occupation: .......................................

8. Batch Number: .....................................

9. Sex: ..............................................

10. Marital Status: ..................................

11. Reference Number: ................................

12. Pin Number: ......................................

13. Amount Won: ......................................

14. Winning Number: ..................................

15. Please note that a copy of your passport or your drivers license is needed while sending your information

Congratulations!! Once again.

Yours in service,

Mrs. Pamela Johnson Information Manager

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned

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