419 scam: "RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION"<info@loterias.com> ABC LOTERIA

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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 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.
- online-donation@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 18:21:16 +0200
Subject: ABC LOTERIA

Direcci?n: C.C. GRAN VIA II, GRAN VIA
75-97 L- 8A PT ALTA
Poblaci?n: L' HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT
Provincia: BARCELONA SPAIN
Tel: +34632-684-790

ATTN:Benificary,

RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you about the release of the 2015 International ABC Program LOTERIA NAVIDAD, which was held on 22-12-2014. Your Name attached to Pin Code: 07637 and ticket number: 2-10211C with the serial number: 51021-09 which drew the lucky winning number of 4-8-9-23-36, and won in the fourth category. Therefore,a lump sum payout of ? 950,000 (Nine hundred and fifty thousand Euros) in cash is credited to REF:MNR/ 099 / 14; this is from a cash prize of ? 10,450,000.00 (Ten Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) shared among the eleven international winners in the fourth category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (ONE MILLION) names from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of our International promotion program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead.

To beginyour lottery claim, Contact your foreign clerk agent David Gomez of ABC Lottery Spain,
Tel: + 34-631-334-133, Fax: +34-911-820-328, Email: online-donation@europe.com as he will advise you on the process and the remittance of your winning fundon the provision specified by you. Do not forget that all winning prices must be claim before 20th.June 2015. After this date, the money is sent back to the Ministry of Economic Affairs HACIENDA as unclaimedfund.

NOTE: For further information about your winning, log onto our website: : http://www.abc.es/loteria-de-navidad/enter your profit allocated Pin Code: 07637 in NUMERO and 37.84 on IMPORTS then click comprobar confirm your PIN code, ticket price and profit rate sum. Enclosed is payment processing form, please fill out and fax number + +34911820328. When ask about your income and claim a declaration, only enter your PIN-code.
Congratulations once again

Dr.Lisa F. Castillo
(Vice President International Prize Department)

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