419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- notificationclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Centro de =?iso-8859-1?b?RG9jdW1lbnRhY2nzbg==?= <claimmanage@qq.com>
Reply-To: mrs.rosaline-rafflecoordinator@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 09:28:33 -0300
Subject: Su correo =?iso-8859-1?b?ZWxlY3Ry825pY28g?=
=?iso-8859-1?b?Z2Fu8w==?= $ 2,500,000.00.

Estimado usuario de correo electr=F3nico,

Tras La publicaci=F3n de los resultados oficiales de Prestige Loter=EDa =20
Nacional ha
otorgado la suma de dos millones quinientos mil d=F3lares (US $ =20
2,500,000.00) a su
correo electr=F3nico

mail con el n=FAmero de referencia # 3412837796 por ser un usuario de la web=
es
muy com=FAn.

Nota: Todos los participantes en este programa de Microsoft se seleccion=F3 =
al
azar a trav=E9s de sistema de Microsoft procedentes de m=E1s de 50.000 =20
empresas y 20
millones nombres de personas, direcciones de correo electr=F3nico de todos l=
os
sitios web en todo el mundo database.The Microsoft Organization Inc =20
programa de
promoci=F3n ha sido aseguradas, y es patrocinado por eminentes personalidade=
s el
sitio Echina, de las Naciones Unidas, la Liga =C1rabe, la Uni=F3n Europea y =
otras
organizaciones empresariales. Es un programa de promoci=F3n destinadas a =20
fomentar
los usuarios de Internet.

Esta loter=EDa es aprobado por el Consejo de Europa y tambi=E9n de juegos
autorizados por la Asociaci=F3n Internacional de Reguladores de Juego (IAGR)=
.

En su mejor inter=E9s y tambi=E9n para evitar la mezcla de n=FAmeros y nombr=
es de
ning=FAn tipo, le pedimos que mantenga toda la informaci=F3n de su premio
estrictamente de un aviso p=FAblico. Se le aconseja que complete la siguient=
e
informaci=F3n y enviarla inmediatamente a nuestro gerente de reclamo para la
recolecci=F3n inmediata de su fondo.

Nombre: Se=F1or Benardrick Branson.
Director de ganar departamento de reclamaci=F3n.
E-mail:notificationclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk

(1) Nombres y apellidos:.
(2) Direcci=F3n:.
(3) Pa=EDs de origen:.
(4) Fecha de nacimiento:.
(5) Sexo:.
(6) Estado civil: Soltero.
(7) Tel=E9fono y fax:.
(8) Ocupaci=F3n:.
(9) Exploraci=F3n copia de su c=E9dula de identidad.
(10) N=FAmero de referencia:

Atentamente,

La se=F1ora Abilene clarke macarthur.
Coordinador en l=EDnea,

Copyright =A9 1994-2016, Prestige Loter=EDa Nacional. Todos los derechos =20
reservados.
Condiciones del servicio - Orientaci=F3n.

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