419 scam: Google Corporation <mail-noreply@google.com> Google's 15th Anniversary.

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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.
- gilbertscholesftm@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Google Corporation <mail-noreply@google.com>
Reply-To: foreigntransfermanagergpat@london.com
Date: 4 Nov 2012 07:43:58 -0000
Subject: Google's 15th Anniversary.

Google UK Ltd

Belgrave House 76

Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1W 9TQ

United Kingdom.

ward Winning No: GB/AT/880733/006425/GB

File Reference No: UK/01193/0684578/007

Notification Date: 04/11/2012

Google's 15th Anniversary.

The domain google.com was registered on September 14th 1997 and Google Corporation was formed a year later in September 1998. Google Corporation is one company that earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, www.google.org, plus.google.com, Google AdWords (Pay Per Click (PPC)), Gmail.com, Gala.net, Blumail.org, Sify.com, e-mail service Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Apps, Orkut social networking and YouTube video sharing, which are all offered to the public online. Google.org has committed over One Hundred Million USD in grants to non-profits and investments in companies with breakthrough technologies.

We wish to congratulate you once again, for being selected as a major customer in the ongoing Googles 15th Happy Anniversary. These Funds is a give away price (Cash Aid) from Google Promotion Board to our esteemed customer that are using Google Product and promoting Google Online. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage towards Google.

We ran an online beta test which you emerged as a winner and therefore you have been awarded the lump sum of GBP £950,000.00 {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling}.A winning cheque/Bank Draft will be issued in your name by Google Promotion Award Team.

The idea of this anniversary is to eradicate poverty and within ten years from now, there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world. Google is one of the numerous bodies involved in the fight against global economic crisis. In line with this, we resolved to empower only recipients with laudable credentials, Skills and experience in leading/management so as to ensure adequate utilization of the cash aid, and also to ensure that beneficiaries will invest in organizations that will in turn provide job opportunities for themselves, and their community at large.

Do E-mail the Promotion Board office at once with the Verification and Paymeny Processing form below for validation of your prize. You are also advised to contact the Promotion Board with the following details: Award Winning No: GB/AT/880733/006425/GB ------------- File Reference No: UK/01193/0684578/007 and to avoid unnecessary delay.

VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT PROCESSING DETAILS FORM:

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE.

(1) Your complete contact address---------------------

(2) Your Tel/Mobile numbers: ----------------------------

(3) Your Nationality/Country: ---------------------------

(4) Your Full Name: ---------------------------

(5) Occupation/Company: ---------------------------

(6) Age/Gender: ---------------------------

(7) Have you ever won an online lottery? ---------------------------

(8) What is your comment on Google Product and services? ---------------------------

(9) Alternative email account if any: ---------------------------

To file for your claim, you are required to contact our Validating department for VALIDATION of your winnings within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid.

CONTACT: BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8.00AM - 7.30PM ON MONDAY TO SATURDAY.

***********************************************************

Sir.Gilbert Scholes

Google Corporation

E-mail:gilbertscholesftm@googlemail.com

**********************************************************

NOTE: The Google Promotion Award Team has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The Google Promotion Award Team has reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the canceling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was the informer to the double claimer about the lottery. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you receive your prize.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Google interactive Lotteries Board Commission.

Dr Larry Page

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

©2012 Google Corporation Powered by Google.

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