419 scam: "Miss.Sara Lola Fernando"<as2006643@gmail.com> RE: YOUR EMAIL ONLINE HAS BEEN SELECTED WINNING LOTTERIES TODAY

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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.
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.
- sbob589@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- license:_______ contact name: mr.david martins email: sbob589@yahoo.com or bobs33198@gmail.com this email lottery is sponsored by (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss.Sara Lola Fernando" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bobs33198@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 02:11:48 +0200
Subject: RE: YOUR EMAIL ONLINE HAS BEEN SELECTED WINNING LOTTERIES TODAY

Euro Million Lottery Award
Metro Gran Via 200,Madrid Spain
Madrid-Spain
Date: 17/10/2018

CONFIRM YOUR PRIZE REF NUMBER AND TICKET NUMBER NOW TO YOUR AGENCY S.A.

This is to notify you that your email address drew the category A winning in the on-going Euro Million Lottery Win Online, held on the 25 September,2018 ,you have been approved for the Sum of Euros 1,600,000 (One Million Six Hundred Thousand Euros Only).
Please contact the processing agent with your winning Details: Ref Numb: GF247/5316J, Ticket Number: ESP31-427-42
Furnish us with your personal details below as well as your winning number.

Here is the information you have to forward to us
1. Your Full Names:______
2. Postal Address:_______
3. Direct Cell Numbers:_______
4. E-mail Address:________
5. Sex:_____
6. Age:_____
7. Occupation:_____
8. Nationality:_______
9. Ticket Lucky number And Ref Number:_______

10.Your Identification/Driver's License:_______

Contact Name: Mr.David Martins
Email: sbob589@yahoo.com or bobs33198@gmail.com
This email lottery is sponsored by Euro Milliones Win Email Online SA-Spain and is registered and protected by the Benelux trademark law.

Please note that the validity period of these winning is 10 days; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately. Any claim not made before this date will be transfer to the suspense vault of the Spanish Gaming Board.

Congratulations!!!
Sincerely yours,
Miss.Sara Lola Fernando
Online Coordinator.Euro Milliones Lotteries Win Online.

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