419 scam: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2015 GOOGLE PROMOTION LOTTO <morganobieke501@gmail.com> OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2015 GOOGLE PROMOTION LOTTO

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- drmariabaker46@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2015 GOOGLE PROMOTION LOTTO <morganobieke501@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmariabaker46@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:51:36 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2015 GOOGLE PROMOTION LOTTO

*Google UK Ltd*

*Belgrave House*
*76 Buckingham Palace Road*

*London SW1W 9TQ*
*United Kingdom.*

* Winning No: GUK/247/666/2015*

* Ticket No:
GUK/799/11/2015 Notification
Date: 20/02/2015 *

* OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2015 GOOGLE PROMOTION LOTTO*

* We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part four
winners selected this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the
active users of the Google search engine and the Google ancillary services.*It
is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please
find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in
the following official publication of results of the E-mail Electronic
Online Sweepstakes Organized by Google, in conjunction with the foundation
for the Promotion of Software Products (F.P.S.). Google earns its profit
mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail,
Gala, Sify, e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social
networking and You Tube video sharing, which are all offered to the public
for free.*, we ran an online e-mail beta test which your email address won
?950,000.00 {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling}*We
wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twelve (12)
selected winners in the ongoing E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes;

*We wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the
requirements,statutory obligations, verification, validations and
satisfactory report Test conducted for all online winners.A winning cheque
will be issued in your name by Google Promotion Award Team,You have
therefore won the entire sum of ?950,000.00 {Nine Hundred And Fifty
Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling}and also a certificate of prize
claims will be sent along side your winning cheque.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*
*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*
*>>>>>>>>>>*********************************************************
********************step1* 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 DR.MARIA BAKER. Neatly fill the verification and fund release form
below.

*DR. MARIA BAKERForeign Transfer ManagerGoogle Promotion Award
TeamEmail: drmariabaker46@gmail.com <drmariabaker46@gmail.com>You are
advised to contact your Foreign Transfer Manager with the following details
to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:These are your award
details.Security Code Number: GID/98989GI.Ticket No: GID/492/70/2015Winning
Number: GID/133/365/2015*
*** Courier Delivery of your certified winning cheque in your name and
other Winning documents safely to your home address.
*NOTE:* For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims are processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements. Please be *WARNED!!!!*

*VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.(1) Full Name:(2) Address/Private
Email Address.(3) Your Nationality/Country.(4) Your Phone
Numbers.(5) Occupation/Company.(6) Age/Gender.(7) *

*Tel Fax Numbers.(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 Dr.
Maria Baker. 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 winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of
this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners.
The Google Promotion Award Team has reached a decision from headquarters
that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the
canceling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double
claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was the
informer to the double claimer about the 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
interactiveLotteries Board Commission.Yours Sincerely,MR. RICHMONDForeign
Transfer ManagerGoogle Promotion Award Team*
Google United Kingdom
Â©2015 Google Corporation.

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