419 scam: SAM RAY MARK CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mercedesbenzpaymentoffice@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: SAM RAY MARK
Reply-To: <mercedesbenzpaymentoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 03:39:48 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION

Reference Number MERCEDES BENZ:6743222009/15
THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT MERCEDES BENZ
Automobiles United States.

Dear MERCEDES BENZ Enthusiast,

This is to inform you that you have been selected as a winner for a cash prize Certified Check of 1.5,000,000.00 (One point

five Million United State Dollars) and a brand new 2015 Mercedes Benz C Class AMG Car from International programs held on the

1 of Dec, 2015 in United State.

Description of prize vehicle Model: 2015 Mercedes Benz C Class AMG
Color (exterior): Metallic Silver
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed

Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold down rear seats w/ski bag, including fuel economy, transmission, am, fm

,dvd stereo with single in dash compact disc player .The selection process was carried out through random selection in our

computerized email selection ballot system from a database of over 150,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of

the world which yours and nine others were selected as the winners.

The MERCEDES BENZ Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of

Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To begin the

processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to

claim your prize.

USA MERCEDES BENZ FIDUCIARY LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Name: Barrister Lord Ruben
Email: mercedesbenzpaymentoffice@gmail.com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number MERCEDES BENZ: 6743222009/15. You are also advised to provide

to him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

Name in full:
Nationality :
Age :
Occupation :
Phone/Fax :
Present Country:
Email address:
pin code Number BMW:

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
MERCEDES BENZ LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder , that is because of the restrictions implemented by your

Internet Service Provider, we (MERCEDES BENZ COMPANY) urge you to treat it genuinely and kindly move it to your inbox.

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Note: If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this

message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this

communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by

replying to the message and deleting it from your
computer. Thank you
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