419 scam: "O2 Telecoms"<o2uk@live.com> You have won (1,000,000.00 GBP) Congratulations!!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim 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)
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.
- claimsdepartment@pisem.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "O2 Telecoms" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marciabrown@pisem.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:19:05 +0200
Subject: You have won (1,000,000.00 GBP) Congratulations!!!

O2-Telecommunications

Claims Department - EURO Promotions,

260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL14DX - United Kingdom

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Ticket number: {B44 Y66HB-5800 AA}

We happily announce to you the draw of O2-Telecommunications program held in London United Kingdom today 20th April 2013, which your e-mail address attached to ticket number: {B44 Y66HB-5800 AA} subsequently won you the lottery in 3rd category winners. You have been therefore approved to claim the total sum of one million Great Britain Pounds (1,000,000.00 GBP) only.

All participants were selected randomly from world wide web-site, through computer draw system, extracted from over (120,000.00) individuals and companies as promotion takes place only for this season before play coupon begins.

Amount won, is from total cash prize of five million Great Britain Pounds (5,000,000.00 GBP) only, organized by O2-Telecommunications COMPANY, shared among the (5) lucky winners in this year coupon draw; and your lucky winning number falls within our United Kingdom booklet representative office in Berkshire as indicated in your play coupon for claim.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning notification and information confidential till your claim is processed and your prize money remitted to you in whatever manner you wish to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure avoiding double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

Contact your fiduciary claim agent: Dr. Chris Adams, e-mail: claimsdepartment@pisem.net with below required details for your (1,000,000.00 GBP) prize claim release.

Required details:

Full name: -

Full contact address: -

Telephone No.: -

Ticket No.: -

Directly contact Dr. Chris Adams, e-mail: claimsdepartment@pisem.net for your payment.

Best of Luck,

Best Regards

Mrs. Marcia Brown

[Co-ordinator]

Note: DO NOT REPLY TO ME, rather you are to contact Dr. Chris Adams.

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