419 scam: "Department"<info@stealth-email.com> email upgrade alert!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- "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.
- +447023046774 (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.
- doctorboltonsadel@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <doctorboltonsadel@usa.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 04:47:53 +0700
Subject: email upgrade alert!

N.Y.I LOTTERY PROMOTION

NY.I.L INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS USA

Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations! We are happy to announce to you that your Email ID has won a prize Cheque of (U.S. $1,8500,000.00) One Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars for the month of August Lottery Promotion Which is proudly organized by New York States International Fund Organization United States, in conjunction with the Microsoft Corporation International Email Lottery Worldwide Promotion! To motivate and Encourage the Use of the Computer Internet Globally Worldwide.

Annually New York Promotion! collects all the E-mail id's of the people that are online on Yahoo! Among the millions that subscribe to Yahoo! and various Microsoft window users and Internet emails. Your e-mail address was picked by the automated computer ballot system as the Yahoo Mail Active User! This has eventually qualified you for the Winning. Our participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system without the winner applying. We are Congratulating you for being one of the people selected for this Second Random For The Year 2011.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe representative's booklet in London - United Kingdom as indicated in your FILE NUMBER: FD2349QUID. In view of this, your won prize Cheque of ($1,850,000.00 US Dollars) would be released to you by Our Payment claim Agent, Our Payment Claim Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitated the release of your won prize money as soon as you contact Dr. Bolton Sadel office.

How to claim, kindly CONTACT Dr.Bolton Sadel office below with his contact E-mail Address and Telephone Number for your claims with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winning.

DR.BOLTON SADEL
N.Y.I.L Inc. EUROPE PAYMENT CLAIM AGENT
E-mail: doctorboltonsadel@usa.com
Tel : ( +447023046774)

You Are Required to fill below Verification form with your details and forward it directly to our payment claims agent Email Id for verification purposes without any further delay. Make sure to claim your won prize on or before 21 days, otherwise your won prize money will be automatically void.

Winner's Verification Form.....

* FULL NAME :..............................................................

* PLACE OF BIRTH :.....................................................

* DATE OF BIRTH..................................AGE :..............

* MARITAL STATUS :..................GENDER :.................

* MOBILE PHONE NUMBER :........................................

* JOB / OCCUPATION :.................................................

* HOME CONTACT ADDRESS :.....................................

* COUNTRY :......................... CITY :.............................

These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....

* REFERENCE NUMBER ......Lwh 09552

* TICKET NUMBER ....................................Lwh 09446

* BATCH NUMBER ...............YLINC/7686550/82

* SERIAL NUMBER ...................Lwh 009/552/007

* PAYMENT NUMBER ................C/R-LP-HM3-0911

* CATEGORY ........................................... 2nd

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, make sure that your winning details are quoted correctly in all correspondence. For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning information's confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your claim have been fully processed and your winning prize Cheque delivered to you. BE WARNED!

Your winning details can only be released to your fiduciary agent who will commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid wrong and double claims, it is also part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous element. You are requested to contact Our Europe Fiduciary Agent immediately for your claims.

We advice that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid disqualifications and subsequent cancellation. The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to facilitate the process of your winning prize Cheque. Once again! please Note that this winning is valid for 21 DAYS and failure to issue claims after this period, your won prize will be automatically void.

Congratulations Once More!

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Louise Brandy Finance Director,
Dr. Richard Marvel Head of Administration,
New York International Fund Organization USA.

[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 21 DAYS]
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