419 scam: "SAMSUNG GROUP"<charliee_haas@foxmail.com> SAMSUNG REDEMPTION CENTER.

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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.
- +448445002338

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMSUNG GROUP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlie_haas@foxmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:24:44 +0800
Subject: SAMSUNG REDEMPTION CENTER.

SAMSUNG GROUP
Samsung House
1000, Hillswood Drive
Glasgow, Scotland KT16 0PS

Samsung Group has been dedicated to making a better world through
diverse businesses that today span advanced technology and also one of
the world's most international businesses.

Samsung Group Scotland wishes to announce the result of its 2014
Draws Held in Glasgow, Scotland. The results of the draw indicates
that You are one of the Lucky winners among 38 individuals who were
selected from the 38 countries worldwide where Samsung has a Big
market. You are therefore entitled to a Total payout of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($500,000.00USD) in cash in this
category.

The Draw was performed through a secured automated powered ballot
where over 50,000 email addresses from all 38 countries where Samsung
is Located, were collected for the draw. This Draw is the biggest and
most successful draw ever conducted by any company worldwide.

The sole purpose of this Program is to meet up with the needs of
people as much as we can, our vision is impacting and changing the
environment positively in general.

To validate your claim process, please contact us immediately so as to
effect the release of your Fund to you after immediate approval.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

We congratulate you once again on your winning as we hope that you
would continue to enjoy our diverse Products, as our product would not
have been a hot commodity without ur Patronage.

Your's Faithfully
Mr. Charlie Haas.
Chief Operating Officer.
Samsung Group Scotland.
TEL: +448445002338

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