419 scam: info@elgodo.com Final Notice

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- "brucekennerley@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: info@elgodo.com
Reply-To: duncanneil@proinbox.com
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:55:13 -0500
Subject: Final Notice

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE ELGODO E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL®
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

CLAIM FILE No : DGLE/0080451600/12/MA/AP15
REF. No: EUR/2551/310/JAM/56003/09
BATCH No: 10/17009/ELGD

NOTIFICATION STAGE: Final Notice

Congratulations,
You have been selected as one of the five lucky winners in the second edition of the ElgodoTrust Lottery Promotions International® draw. You have therefore been approved for a huge payout of 2.5 Million Euros (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only). How was the selection process done?

Winners were randomly selected from an initial database of 500,000 emails which was eventually downsized to 5,000 from which we eventually selected the final and lucky five.

The process was done through the computerized email balloting system selecting emails from The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South Am erica.

The process of collecting your winnings is to be handled by our Prize Transfer Agents. To ensure a smooth collection of your grand prize, You are to contact our agents by email within a week of receiving this notice to ask for the release and transfer of your winnings.

Your agent contact is as follows:

THE FIDELITY SECURITIES AGENCY S.A.
Contact Name: Mr. David Lucas
Foreign Service Manager
Email: brucekennerley@gmx.com

Please note, when you contact your claims agent please remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.

Ref. Number: EUR/2551/310/JAM/56003/09
Batch number: 10/17009/ELGD.

Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Please do not reply to this email, contact your claims agent as instructed above.

On behalf of all our staff at Elgodo Trust Lottery Promotions International.®, accept my Congratulations!
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Regina Moreno-Sanchez
Lottery Co-ordinator,
Madrid, Spain
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