419 scam: noreply@loteriasyapuestas.es Email User

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "alonso-gonzalez@contractor.net" (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!
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.
- +34604373639 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: noreply@loteriasyapuestas.es
Reply-To: Alonso-Gonzalez@contractor.net
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:06:00 +0100
Subject: Email User

Loter=EDas y Apuestas del Estado
Promotional/Sweepstakes Office
Loter=EDas y Apuestas del Estado.
C/Serrano 15 20181, Madrid
Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won 1,520,000:00 =
Euro (One Million Five Hundred & Twenty Thousand Euro Only) in the Spanish =
Lucky Day Lottery Sweepstakes promotional program, conducted Februray 18 20=
16. This is a free promotional program sponsored by consortium of software =
companies, which mean Lottery tickets were not sold.
For more information's/procedure of your winning claim, you are advised to=
contact our processing department with the contact information below, prov=
ide them with your winning details below and your winning email address.
Mr. Alonso Gonzalez.
Tel: +34-604 373639
Fax: +34-912-726043
Email: Alonso-Gonzalez@contractor.net
Your Winning Details.
Ref No: JXLI/772-5/7011
Batch No: 0034/50257MK.
NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be =
kept strictly confidential, this is to avoid previous bad experience this p=
rogram has suffered, such as abuse of this program by other internet user w=
ho use the name of this company for unscrupulous activities and double clai=
ming of winning entitlement because of insecurity of winning information on=
the part of beneficiaries. Always call to ensure you are dealing with the =
right office.
Sincerely,
Adelina Bartoli. (Programs Coordinator)
For:(Loter=EDas y Apuestas del Estado)
Website: http://www.loteriasyapuestas.es/
******************************************
The Free Lotto Awards is organized by consortium firm companies to encourag=
e the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
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