419 scam: "Ms. Sharon Booker"<lu-my@dsncl.com> Congratulation!!! You have won GBP X500,000.00

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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:
- "claim 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)
- "richard1mejia@live.com" (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.
- +447024053823 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Sharon Booker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richard1mejia@live.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:14:15 +0100
Subject: Congratulation!!! You have won GBP X500,000.00

Dear Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you the result of the National lottery draws; LOTTO 6/49 held on Saturday September 24, 2011 in Essex, United Kingdom and Canada simultaneouly. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9524 7560 with serial number 046530 drew the winning numbers 3 8 15 16 20 46 Bonus 35. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP £500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file EAAL/9090118308/08. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000.00 companies and personal e-mail addresses.

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding claim agent immediately you read this message for quick and urgent processing and release of your winning prize fund.

Contact information is as follow:
Mr. Richard Mejia.
Email: richard1mejia@live.com
Tel:+44 702 405 3823

Here are the information’s needed for you to fill out:

1.) Full Name: 2.) Full Address: 3.) Occupation: 4.) Age: 5.) Nationality: 6.) Tel Number:

***Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.***

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Sharon Booker.
LottoMax Lottery Promotion.
**Customer Service**
http://lottolore.com/lotto649.html

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