419 scam: "Catalina Ochoa" <catyo@udea.edu.co> SECRET PIN CODE: PGA9836514

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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.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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 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.
- peugeotcarward@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: peugeotcarward@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 20:04:21 -0400
Subject: SECRET PIN CODE: PGA9836514

This is to inform you,that your email address was among the 10 lucky
people who has just won $1,500,000.00 United State Dollars and a brand new
Peugeot 407 car in the Peugeot Automobile Lottery Award Promo in the ongoing
Peugeot sweepstakes draws which was held today,With the help of our Google
Auto Reader software Application we were able to get your email address, you
are to provide us with the information below;

WINNER'S PROFOUND INFORMATION:
Name:
Email Address:
Country:
Address: ,
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex:

you are advised to get back to us with any Identity Card i.e (Driver's
License, International Passport or Working identity card) which will be used
for further versification's and authorization of claims, your email was also
attached with a SECRET PIN CODE: PGA9836514. REFERENCE NUMBER: PGA/12045006/14
you are best advised to copy out your Secret Pin Code And Reference Number and
keep it Safely and make sure you don't disclose it to any body because it will
be needed from you during claims. We will Await your cordial Response soonest,
Act Fast in this
regards.

PEUGEOT EASTER/YEAR 2ND QUATER AWARD PROMO
High tower Avenue 74 Long street
Portland,Oregon USA
Email: peugeotcarward@gmail.com
Office Line: +16464816240
P.R.O: Catalina Ochoa
La informacion contenida en este e-mail y sus anexos puede ser confidencial y/o reservada, y solo puede ser utilizada por la persona o la entidad a la cual esta dirigido. Si no es usted el destinatario autorizado, cualquier retencion, difusion, distribucion o copia de este mensaje esta prohibida y sancionada por la ley. Si por error recibe este mensaje, le ofrecemos disculpas y le agradecemos reenviar y borrar el mensaje recibido y sus anexos inmediatamente. Las opiniones expresadas en este mensaje son responsabilidad exclusiva de quien las emite, ellas no comprometen la responsabilidad institucional por el uso que el destinatario haga de los mismos.

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