419 scam: "PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES PROMO" <beraki@uoa.edu.er> (no subject)

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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:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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.
- peugeomobile1011@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: peugeomobile1011@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:14:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject:

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquarters, 19 Ul,
Essex, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.

PEUGEOT ONLINE CAR /CASH AWARD PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a brand new
Peugeot 407 Car,From the International online programs held on the 1st of
march 2010 in London the United Kingdom.The selection process was carried out
through random selection in our computerized Email selection system(ESS) from
a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of
the world.

Description of Peugeot 407

BRAND:........................................Fifth Edition
MODEL:.......................................407 Model
EXTERIOR COLOR: .............................Gold
INTERIOR COLOR:........................ Black
ENGINE TYPE:...........................4Cylinder
POWER:........................................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.......................Automatic
FUEL:.................................29.1mpg(combined)
DRIVE TYPE: ......................... 2 wheel drive

The Peugeot Car Promotional Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board
and Also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This lottery is the 2nd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the
public.
To Proceed with the claim of your prize find below the contact details of the
remittance department;

===========================
MR.JAMES MOORE.
E-mail: peugeomobile1011@yahoo.com.hk
===========================
Contact him with your secret pin code PGA00111234 and your reference number
PGA: 12058006/06.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
Name in full:
Address:
Sex:
Nationality/Religion:
Marital Status:
Age,Next Of Kin:
Occupation:
Phone/Fax:
Present Country:
=================================================================================================================
Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public
to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by
Winner.Winner Below the age of 18 is automatically disqualified,Staff of the
Peugeot Company worldwide is not to partake in this Car Promotional Lottery.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

With Best Regards
Mr. Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager.

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