419 scam: "Apuestas del Estado" <ifn@ingfinanceweb.info> Loteria Nacional

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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:
- "claimfundservice@postino.net" (this email address has been used in a known 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.
- claimweboffice@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Apuestas del Estado" <ifn@ingfinanceweb.info>
Reply-To: claimfundservice@postino.net
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:34:50 +0100
Subject: Loteria Nacional

Lotería Nacional 2010 Draw.

We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that you are one of
our first quarter winners of the Lotería Nacional The selection was made
from the list of over 990,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
Internet, no tickets were sold.

The Lotería Nacional 2010 is proudly sponsored by the Telefonica
telecommunication, Coca Cola, Nokia, MTN, the Intel Group, Toyota,
Toshiba, Dell computers.To Simply encourage the use of Internet and
computers.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one
of two winners in the category "B" with the following winning
information's: You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
650,210,00 Euro ( SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TEN EURO
ONLY).

REF No: ZYOMD/File-14229

Information's required from you as part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your
won prize, please contact our Foreign Transfer Manager Mr.DICK CRUZ neatly
filling the verification and fund release form below.

Payment Processing Form:

1.Full names:____________________
2.Address:_______________________
3.Sex:___________________________
4.Age:___________________________
5.Occupation:____________________
6.E-mail address:________________
7.Telephone number:_________Fax__
8.Nationality________________________

Sincerely,
DICK CRUZ
Tel:34-672 526 644
Fax:34-912 919 517
Email:claimfundservice@postino.net
Email:claimweboffice@aol.com

NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be
kept strictly confidential, this is to avoid previous bad experience this
program has suffered, such as abuse of this program by other Internet user
who use the name of this company for unscrupulous activities and double
claiming of winning entitlement because of insecurity of winning
information on the part of beneficiaries. Always call to ensure you are
dealing with the right office.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Spanish Lottery Board
Commission.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.Sanchez Azul Belinda.
Loteria Nacional COORDINATOR

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