419 scam: "EUROPEANS Lottery Inc"<infogotoyotaautomobile@gmail.com> GOOGLE 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:

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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- infogotoyotaautomobile@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- road, ibiza sw1w 9tq, españa spain. email: infogotoyotaautomobile@europe.com google winning notification. we wish to congratulate you (Europe; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROPEANS Lottery Inc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infogotoyotaautomobile@europe.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 02:15:58 -0700
Subject: GOOGLE WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Google Incorporation
Belgrave House,
76 Buckingham Palace Road,
Ibiza SW1W 9TQ, España Spain.
Email: infogotoyotaautomobile@europe.com

GOOGLE WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of our lucky winners selected this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active use of the Google search engine and the Google ancillary services. Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to this company. Google is now the world leading search engine worldwide, and in an effort to sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, an online e-mail balloting was carried out without your knowledge and it was officially released today. We wish to formally announced to you that your email address was attached the sum of 450,000.00 Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand European Money

We also wish to inform you that you have successfully passed the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications and our satisfactory report test conducted for all our online winners. A winning Cheque will be issued in your name by Google Promotion Award Team, and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent along side your winning Cheque.

These are your award details.
Security Code Number: GID/98989GI.
Ticket No: GID/492/70/2014
Winning Number: GID/133/365/2014

Information's required from you are part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your won prize, please contact our Foreign Transfer Manager MR SHAUN GRANT. Neatly fill the verification and fund release form below.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.

(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
(4) Your Full Name.
(5) Sex.
(6) Occupation.
(7) Age.
(8) Ever won an online lottery?

Mode of Prize Remittance.

(1) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you.
(2) Bank Transfer of your Winning to your account.

You are advised to contact your Foreign Transfer Manager MR SHAUN GRANT. with his private email details below to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:

The Google Promotion Award Team has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about their winnings and also sharing their identification numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The Google promotion award committee has reached a decision from the headquarters at the United Kingdom that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the disqualification of the winner's lottery. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Google interactive Lottery Board Commission.

TESTIMONIES OF OUR PAST LUCKY WINNERS:

When I first received an unsolicited email that I have just won four hundred Fifty Thousand Pounds from Google Lotto it appeared to me like one of those uncalled -for emails .However, when I decided to justify my curiosity by contacting the Agent they told me in the email to know if this was real he instructed me on what to do to claim my winning and as a matter of fact I was skeptical initially but when I did I was full of surprise when my bank here in America called me up to confirm to me that an additional four hundred Fifty Thousand Pounds Has been transferred to my account. I am really happy for the GOOGLE COMPANY who made it possible for me to be a millionaire today''. [Mr. Shaun Walter [From Texas in the United States of America]

To me I was the last person on earth to believe in the Internet of a thing and its winning. Especially considering the fact that I am a black woman from Africa. I just couldn't believe it, but when I called my claim agent to confirm my winning I was still in surprise until I meet all their condition and today I am the pillar in my family because of my financial strength''. Mrs. Joyce Ado [From Accra, Ghana, West Africa]

I am OF Woman from CEBU CITY, working as a make shift nurse here in a local hospital in Liverpool, England. Most of my salary goes back home to support my family. Words can't explain how I feel winning a lottery I never participated in, I was over joyed when my email address won Four hundred and fifty Thousand Pound Sterling. I am going back home to the Philippines next month to start my own clinic so that I can help the poor people in my community. THANK YOU JESUS'' MARITES RODICO [OFW in Liverpool, England

WARNING: MY NAME IS PRIYANTO FROM JAKARTA, INDONESIA, I WON THIS LOTTERY FROM GOOGLE LOTTO LAST YEAR AND I WENT HOME AND TOLD MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BUT BEFORE I COULD CLAIM MY PRIZE ONE OF MY FRIENDS USED ALL MY WINNING INFORMATION'S TO COLLECT THE PRIZE MONEY,CLAIMING THAT I SENT HIM. MY ADVICE IS THAT IF U EVER WINS A GOOGLE LOTTERY; DON'T TELL ANYONE TILL YOU GET YOUR PRIZE, EVEN YOUR BEST FRIEND. THEY WILL TELL YOU IT'S A LIE, BUT THEY WILL CONTACT THE LOTTERY AGENT AND CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE. PEACE.

FOREIGN CLAIMS MANAGER
MR SHAUN GRANT.
GOOGLE VALIDATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT SPAIN
Email: infogotoyotaautomobile@gmail.com

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