419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT."<claimdeptdesk01@aol.com> Final Winning Notification

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- joewhiskeydesk01@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joewhiskeydesk01@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:04:11 +0100
Subject: Final Winning Notification

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
BRUSSELS BELGIUM

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DRAW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: PPL/214977687645/ZWX
BATCH: CLV/67663/BK

ATTENTION:

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO AWARD FINAL
NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the
Sweepstakes promotion of INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM organized by
Microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software
products,(F.P.S.) held on the 23rd July 2010 in Brussels Belgium.

You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:7314NFJF/UUYFMF/WOPA,
and Batch number CFFC566/56RT/755GUI. Your email address attached to the ticket
number: 442541144 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the
sweepstake in the second category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of ? 790,000.00 Euro (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
NINETY THOUSAND EURO) credited to file reference number:43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.
This is from a total cash prize of ten million Two Hundred And Seventy Thousand
euro shared among the Thirteen International Winners in Categories B.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
70,000.000.00 (Seventy Million) email users around the world, as part of our
international promotion program.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This
is part of our security measures to avoid double Claiming or unwarranted taking
advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
your/our accredited agent in our security department who is responsible for the
processing and transfer of your winnings to you withe following informations.

YOUR FULL NAME:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
POST CODE:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
MOBILE-TELEPHONE:
FAX NUMBER:
WINNER EMAIL ADDRESS:
REFERENCE NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:

CLAIM AGENT INFO:
Mr Jonathan Whiskey
Email: joewhiskeydesk01@aol.com
Foreign Transfer Manager

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 345DF/E5AX903 (keep personal) Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than 08-06-2010. Failure to claim your winning
/ fund will be added to next 17,000.000 euro international lottery program.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will
be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their winnings notarized.
Winners are to cover the legal charges not INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION.

Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Marcy Van Deur.
Co-ordinator International

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