419 scam: "Google!Email internertional lottery"<kumar.sunnyit@investors-clinic.com> GOOGLE 2015 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION

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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)
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.
- coordinatorvisarut@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Google!Email internertional lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coodinatorlaphol@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:43:06 +0700
Subject: GOOGLE 2015 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION

Google!Email Lottery Thailand

Bangkok Branch Office

Soi Soonvijai 7, New Petchburi road, Bangkapi,

bangkapi huaykwang 10310 Thailand

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER.

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.) held on April 4th 2015 here in Bangkok thailand .Google earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail

We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the twenty one (21) selected winners in the ongoing E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage to Google and its Products. A Bank Draft of One Million United States Dollar ( $1,000.000.00USD) will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment Bureau and also a certificate of prize claim will be sent alongside your Bank Draft.

These are your identification numbers.

1. Ticket Number 02-09-19-28-29-19.

2. Serial Number PP:5.

3. Batch Number GILP/15/2018343256.

4. Lottery Ref. Number 932436784.

5 Draw lucky Numbers 29192829.

Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are expected to fill and submit to the event manager.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

(1)Your Contact Address:

(2)Your Contact Telephone/Mobile Number:

(3)Your Nationality/Country:

(4)Your Full Names:

(5)Occupation:

(6)Age/Gender:

(7)Marital Status:

(8)Private Email Address:

Contact our Google Coodinator,Rev.Visarut Laphol

Email: coordinatorvisarut@gmail.com

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!!!!

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission.

Mrs.Edith Nimlaoo Online Coodinator

MD Matt Brittin,

Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,

©2015 Google Corporation.

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