419 scam: Marcos Barreto Aponte <marbarreto@corpoelec.gob.ve> New Year Winner!!! Your Email ID won $2,000.000.00 USD

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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")
- ",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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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: Marcos Barreto Aponte <marbarreto@corpoelec.gob.ve>
Reply-To: claim.freelottoprize@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:56:22 -0400
Subject: New Year Winner!!! Your Email ID won $2,000.000.00 USD

FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K,
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
WIGMORE STREET, LONDON W1U 1QU U.K

Dear Lottery Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of our recent results of the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 72-13-52-32-30-79 has won freelotto promo of $2,000,000.00 million credited to file Ref No: TFR/9607027318/JPT.

Please contact your claims agent for prize claim;

Agent: Mr. Vincent Pattinson
Email: claim.freelottoprize@gmail. com

Do provide him with your (1) Name in full (2) Address (3) Age (4) Mobile No (5) Sex (6) Occupation

Once again congratulations.

Sincerely,
Marcos Barreto Aponte
(Lottery Promoter)
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"Este contenido es confidencial y de interes exclusivo para el Ministerio
del Poder Popular para la Energia Electrica (MPPEE) y sus entes adscritos,
por lo tanto, se permite copiar o distribuir el mismo solo a personas
autorizadas. Si recibe este correo por error, por favor destruyalo y
notifique al remitente. Eventualmente, los correos pueden ser interceptados
o alterados, llegar con demora o incompletos, al respecto el MPPEE y sus
entes adscritos no se hacen responsables por los errores, defectos u omisiones
que pudieran afectar al mensaje original."

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