419 scam: "Mrs Sophia Webber"<mail@mail.com> Congratulations !!!

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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:
- ",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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Sophia Webber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sophiawebber.claimsdept@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 06:22:07 -0700
Subject: Congratulations !!!

The National Lottery

Liverpool L70 1NL. United Kingdom

(Customer service) NOTIFICATION DESK

Attention: Email Account Holder,

We happily announce to you the draw (#894) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes promotion held in London on July 21st, 2014.

Your email address was attached to Ticket number UKNL9887, With Serial number 2230010, which won in the 2nd Category, You have been approved for payment the sum of £10,000,000:00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) credited to file with Ref NO: UK/JA7744, Raffle Number: NJQ999617 and Batch No. UK94084. We also want to bring to your notice urgently that there is presently a Counter-Claim on your wining funds valued at USD10, 700,000.00 by one REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.), who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with her to help you in receiving your funds, so here comes the big question …. Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) thereby making her your Representative and Next of kin to receiving your funds on your behalf? REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) has also given us a scanned Copy Of her United States International Passport and Bank Account information for a quick transfer of y

To file for your claim, do get in contact with this office immediately confirming to us and also remember to quote your Reference and Batch Numbers along with the following details:

NAME:

MAILLING ADDRESS:

EMAIL:

COUNTRY:

PHONE/FAX NUMBER:

AGE:

SEX;

OCCUPATION:

SCAN COPY OF YOUR INDENTIFICATION:

Discaimer :If the Email ID does not belong to you, pleases do not respond because false application will be persecuted by law.

All prize money must be claimed not later than the 30days.

Yours faithfully,

Sophia Webber.

UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.



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