419 scam: "Mrs. Maria H Gomez"<maria.sec@Safe-mail.net> De Millonario-Award Notice.

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- breakthroughsegu@breakthru.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Maria H Gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <breakthroughsegu@breakthru.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:49:50 +0200
Subject: De Millonario-Award Notice.

DE MILLONARIO S.L

AVENIDA DE COLON 9 PT 4

28009, MADRID SPAIN.

Ref Number: UCH/0014/09/36635/ESP.

Batch Number: LPL/5995/07-ZNG/2009.

WINNING NOTIFICATION,



De Millonario Lotteries in conjunction with the World Tourism Organization and the Green Awards, hereby notifies you that Your Email has been picked as a winner of a lump sum of Euros 515,810.00 (five hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten Euros)   in cash. On the 2009 De Millonario international draw released on the 26^th of June, 2009.

De Millonario Lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 35,000 email addresses from Europe, America, Asia, Australia and Africa as part of our yearly international drew to help people for their personal business and integrated rural development, also to promote the green awards campaign against global warming worldwide.

Your fund is now deposited with the paying bank covered with insurance bond coverage. Your email address was attached to.

Ref Number: UCH/0014/09/36635/ESP.

Batch Number: LPL/5995/07-ZNG/2009.

Ticket Number: ESPD 92776372 07421.

Security File Number: 1GF47730.

Category: 2nd

To begin your claims, please contact your claims officer Dr. Carlos D Alfonso, foreign operation manager BREAKTHROUGH SEGUROS S.L. on Tel: + 34-679 120 205. E-mail: breakthroughsegu@breakthru.com

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested, as there have been many cases of unqualified claim.

Endeavor to email your information as written below immediately.

1.) Full names: Address: Nationality: Tel: Fax: Date of birth: Marital status: .Occupation: Ref No: Batch No: Security File No and A copy of your identification document.

2.) Banking information, this will be necessary if you want it by bank transfer.

Bank name...A/c no... Iban code...swift code...and bank address.

A copy of your identification documents is required also.

All prize money must be claimed not later than 30th August 2009. After this date all funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.



For a smooth and safety process, you are required to keep this confidential.

Congratulations! From all the members of the board.



Sincerely

Mrs. Sandra F Gomez

(Secretary general)

P Please consider the environment before printing the mail

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