419 scam: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no> VS: [SPAM]: $2,500,000.00 winning notification,contact for details

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",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 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: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:42:55 +0200
Subject: VS: [SPAM]: $2,500,000.00 winning notification,contact for details

-----Opprinnelig melding-----
Fra: Elizabeth Cruz [mailto:info@sanitariosporlan.com]
Sendt: 30. august 2010 07:57
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: [SPAM]: $2,500,000.00 winning notification,contact for details

Are you the owner of this email address or do you have authorized access
to it in the absence of the owner? If yes, then have every reason to
rejoice as the result of the UK online lottery international draws has
just been released and guess what? Your email address won in the
sweepstakes at the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of
two million, five hundred thousand United States dollars ($2,500,000.00).

Your email address won in the online lottery on this free ticket number:
UKL0565A75BZ and lucky number: 0831502. The online email draws was held in
United Kingdom on the 25th of August 2010.

To claim your won $2,500,000.00, kindly send your name, contact address
and telephone number by email to our Payment Manager:

Ms.Susan D. Wright
Payment Manager, UK
Email: susandw@terrapins.com

Congratulations.

Yours sincerely,

Elizabeth Cruz
Online Winning Notification Dept.,
UK Lottery International.

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