419 scam: "MRS,ROSA GUILLERMO" <van@woign225b.homepage.t-online.de> RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL 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:

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 agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "info.seguros@aol.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "info.seguros@aol.es" (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 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.
- +34698840241 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS,ROSA GUILLERMO" <van@woign225b.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <info.seguros@aol.es>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 08:01:07 -0700
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

Calle/ Serrano no 31, Planta 12A

28204 Madrid-Spain.

From:the desk of the Vice-President

International Promotion/Prize Award Dept

(No Ticket Sold For The Award)

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

Dear: Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the LOTERIA SPANISH INTERNATIONAL EMAIL WINNINGS PROGRAM PROMOTIONS held on the 17TH July 2011 in MADRID SPAIN.

Your company or your personal e-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-222 with serial main number 345-110-241-671/DF drew lucky star winning numbers 11-32-90-43-30 which consequently won in the 2ND category ,you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,000.000.00 Euros.(ONE MILLION EUROS)

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet all the continents of the world.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spanish European Lottery Board in line with her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain (REY) in order to enhance the use of Internet Explorer, Microsoft-wares and way to contribute to the present financial crisis around the globe.

To claim your winning prize, you should contact the assigned office by E-mail for Processing and remittance of your winning funds.

The Claims Officers:

NAME: Mrs Veronica Santos

For::Dr Dario Rodrigo Foreign Operations

FGA CAPITAL SPAIN E.F.C.S.A

FGA CAPITAL

MADRID ESPAÑA

Tel: 0034-698-840-241

Email: info.seguros@aol.es

Do note that, you must contact the Claims Agent, to claim your prize, send your REFERENCE, BATCH number to our official e-mail address (info.seguros@aol.es ) and let him know that you have contacted him via e-mail.

Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid double claims (IMPORTANT) pending the prize claimed by Winner.

Congratulations!!!

Sincerely yours,

MRS,ROSA GUILLERMO.

Director Online International Promotions Unit/Lottery Coordinator.

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