419 scam: "Dr. JOHN SMITH"<jason@dls.net> Ref: EAASL/941OYI/09

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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27783900623 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- phillipmorgan2@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- representative office in south africa contact e-mail:phillipmorgan2@gawab.com or phillipmorgan3@gawab.com telephone n0: +27783900623 (Gawab; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. JOHN SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <phillipmorgan3@gawab.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:43:13 -0800
Subject: Ref: EAASL/941OYI/09

EURO-AFRO-AMERICA-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: IA BEXON COURT

CARLTON NOTTINGHAM SHIRE NOTTINGHAM NG4 ISQ ESSEX

UNITED KINGDOM CUSTOMER SERVICE: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/09 Batch: 12/27/Du34/09

FROM: Dr. JOHN SMITH,
Announcement

Special Winning Notification

We are pleased to inform you that your email address has been selected for a cash prize lottery offer as registered member of Internet E-mail user. You have subsequently won the sum of (ONE MILLION TWENTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) £1,020,000.00 from Euro-Afro-America-Sweepstake National Lottery Sponsored by AMERICA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY. It was selected and picked from the internet computer ballot system drawn from among the 500 email addresses of individuals and Companies from all part of the world. Your email address is among the selected email won the sum £1,020,000.00 amount.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in South Africa: Contact Mr.Phillip Morgan the Int’l Director National Lottery. representative office in South Africa Contact E-Mail:phillipmorgan2@gawab.com OR phillipmorgan3@gawab.com
Telephone N0: +27783900623

*********** Full Name Surname/First:
*********** Your Ref No:
*********** Your Batch No:
*********** Telephone Number:
*********** Country Origin:
*********** Address/City:
*********** Date of Birth:
*********** Occupation:
*********** Gender:

Kindly Furnish your require details/information for the process to transfer the winning prize, it will support our mighty bank to transfer your prize/money and with this following details you shall receive the above winning prize.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 500 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online this promotion takes place monthly.

Sincerely,

Dr. JOHN SMITH

United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

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