419 scam: Dominic Brown <angentdominic@gmail.com> PEPSI PROMOTIONS 2011

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +447031885998 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- angentdominic@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dominic Brown <angentdominic@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:30:59 +0100
Subject: PEPSI PROMOTIONS 2011

PEPSI PROMOTIONS 2011.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on August 19th,2011 PEPSI Company Worldwide Promotion,
your email was among the 9 Lucky winners who won £120.000.00POUNDS each on the PEPSI Company.

However the results were released on August 31st, 2011 and your email was attached to ticket number (PSPPR2289UK) and ballot number
(BN:225182011/20) 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. However, no tickets were sold but all
email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through a PSYCHOLOGY random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database
of over 290,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the
3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

In other to claim your £120,000.00POUNDS prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and
send it to the Promotion manager of The PEPSI Company for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of £120,000GBP
(One Hundred and Twenty Great British Pounds) has already been deposited in your favor.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:......................................
SEX:......................................
ADDRESS:..............................
EMAIL:....................................
TEL:.................................
MOBILE PHONE:...................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:............................
COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt
collection of your fund from the designated bank.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)

Name: Mr. Dominic Brown

Phone # : +447031885998

E MAIL: angentdominic@gmail.com

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

*Staff of PEPSI Company are not to partake in this Lottery
PLEASE BE WARNED*

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Antoni Zubert

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