419 scam: Gabby Hospice <adil.bakir@plymouth.ac.uk> Re

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- +4433082203
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.
- claimsd003@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gabby Hospice <adil.bakir@plymouth.ac.uk>
Reply-To: <claimsd003@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:00:43 -0800
Subject: Re

Gabby Hospice Lottery Promotion, 80, Lumley Road, Skegness, Lincs PE25 3ND,=
UK TICKET NUMBER: 74454774 Date: 2-Feb-2015 AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION: We h=
appily announce to you the draw (#999) of the Gabby Hospice Promotion, on-l=
ine Sweepstakes International program held on the 2nd of Feb 2015. You were=
entered as dependent clients with: Ticket No: 74454774. Your email address=
attached to the Gabby Hospice Donation Key #: GH90237Y67 that drew the luc=
ky winning numbers. You have been approved for a payment of =A3810,000.00 (=
EIGHT HUNDRED & TEN THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file refe=
rence number: GH90237Y67. This is from a total cash prize of Eight million =
pounds shared among the ten international winners in first categories, cont=
act our accredited agent for your winnings. Mr. Jeffery Brown Gabby Hospice=
Lottery Security Agency. E-mail: Claimsd003@gmail.com Tell: +44-330-822-03=
90 He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of you=
r winnings to you. YOUR GABBY HOSPICE DONATION KEY NUMBER IS GH90237Y67 (ke=
ep personal) In other to file for your claim, you have to Contact your Lott=
ery Agent with the following information and fill out this form; 1. NAMES:.=
.. 2.SEX:.. 3. ADDRESS:... 4.COUNTRY:..... 5. NATIONALITY:.... 6.PHONE NUMB=
ER:... 7.OCCUPATION:... 8.YOUR AGE:.. You are to contact your claims agent =
whom will advice you on how to claim your Award Prize. Yours faithfully, Mr=
s Tracy Wallace Online co-ordinator for Gabby Hospice Promotion Sweepstakes=
International Program. Copyright 1994-2015 The Gabby Hospice Promotion. Al=
l rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines
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ained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have rec=
eived this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete=
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we take every care, Plymouth University accepts no responsibility for virus=
es and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. Plym=
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t was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order f=
or goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form.

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