419 scam: "Jose Pablo" <info.rualgonzalez@gmail.com> Online Banking Alert: Action Required

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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.
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.
- raulgozales@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jose Pablo" <info.rualgonzalez@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.rualgozalez@groupmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 23:17:26 +0200
Subject: Online Banking Alert: Action Required

Dear winner, Final notification for the payment of the unclaimed prize mone=
y We would like to inform you, that the Office of the unclaimed prize money=
in Spain, our Law firm, has appointed to act as legal advisors in the proc=
essing and payment of Prize money, which has been credited on your behalf, =
and unclaimed for over two years now was. The total amount which is availab=
le to them is currently Euro 3.540.225,33 This sum was created more than tw=
o years, profitably for now, hence the increase in the top Benn ante total.=
According to the offices of the unclaimed prize money, has been This money=
as unclaimed winning of a lottery company with them to the manage laid dow=
n and insured in their name. According to the lottery company, the money wa=
s them after a Christmas promotion Lottery awarded. The coupons were purcha=
sed by an investment company. According to the lottery company, they were a=
t the time written on this money to inform you it has become but unfortunat=
ely until the end time limit nobody logged order not completed the win to c=
laim. This was the reason why the money to the manage was laid down. Accord=
ing to the Spanish Law of the holder must be informed every two years on hi=
s present winning. Should that Money is not again stressed, .wird winning a=
gain over an investment company for a further period of two years are appli=
ed. We are therefore, by the Office of the not Claimed prize money has been=
commissioned to write them. This is a notification for the Claim this mone=
y. We want to pointing out, that the lottery check society and will confirm=
whether their identity shown before money is disbursed them. We are you ad=
vise how they assert their claim. Please you setztzen make up for it with o=
ur english Speaking lawyer in connecting TEL: 0034 632 506 097. email: info=
.raulgozales@europe.com Name: Dr,Raul Gonzales, Address:Calle Nervi?n, 3, 2=
8002 Madrid, Spain. is responsible for payments to foreign countries and wi=
ll give them in this matter to the available page. The should be claimed be=
fore the 30-06-2017, otherwise that money again would be applied. We are pl=
eased to listen to while we you our legal assistance Assure. GIVEN NAME: NA=
ME: REFERENCE NO.: ES/237-191-881/17. PRIZES: ADDRESS: PHONE/FAX: MOBILE: D=
ATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE & DATE: E-MAIL ADDRESS: With kind regards ABG=
, Jose Pablo. This e-mail may contain confidential and / or privileged info=
rmation. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mai=
l in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. A=
ny unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this=
e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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