419 scam: "DR.FELIX GOMEZ"<james07mat@yahoo.com> CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 1 MILLION EURO

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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:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- +447014233286 (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.
- euroclaim1@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.FELIX GOMEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euro-millions011@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 20:26:38 +0530
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 1 MILLION EURO

Euro Millions Oracle Global Award 2011 Terms and Conditions
Camelot Group PLC or The National Lottery Commission.
YOUR WINNING FILE NUMBER WUMT/EU/UK/2011

Dear Recipient

We are making our 157th Anniversary to the beginning of the year 2011; we rolled out over EURO 16, 000. 000.00 (Sixteen Million Euros).
All participants were selected through computer balloting system drawn from 11,000,00 companies email address, and 14,000.00 individual email address from over 22 networks from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America Europe, all Asia and Africa as part of International promotion held in United Kingdom.

We officially announce to you that your email address has been selected for cash prize winner the sum of Euro 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EURO) to begin the verification process of your prize; you are required to forward your details to the transferring manager.
All winner are requested to come to our UK Centre Sub-Office in other to collect there prize,any winner unable to come to UK will be recieving his or her prize By the means of Diplomatic Delivery System Via Diplomatic Courier. Please Kindly indicate your option as soon as you file your details.

Contact Transferring Manager at below information:-

Name: Dr. Felix Gomez
Email: euroclaim1@europe.com
Telephone +447014233286,+447014233289
PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR.

Euro millions Award department centre 2011
You should establish contact with transferring manager to redeem your prize via email or telephone with the particulars presented below for immediate payment to your bank account.
Please remember to quote your winning file number and your winning transferring identification code in your correspondence to him.

OUR OPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

OPTION NO.1 COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SYSTEM,
IN THIS OPTION YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR DETAILS TO THE CLAIM OFFICER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE.

Full Name Surname/First:..........................................................
Telephone Number:.................................................................
Country Origin:...................................................................
Address/City:.....................................................................
Date of Birth:....................................................................
Occupation:.......................................................................
Gender:...........................................................................

OPTION NO 2. IN THIS OPTION WINNER MUST COME TO OUR OFFICE HERE IN UK BEFORE THE TRANSFER WILL TAKE PLACE.

Bank Transfer You are to Come in Person before the fund will be remitted to your account.

Transaction and details/information is as follows:-

Beneficiary Bank Name:.........................................
Beneficiary A/c Holder: .......................................
Account Number:...............................................
Bank Address:..................................................
Swift Code:.....................................................

Once again Congratulation un behalf of Euro Millions Award Organisation UK centre.

Name: Dr. Felix Gomez
Email: euroclaim1@europe.com
Telephone +447014233286,+447014233289
PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR
Euro millions Award department centre 2011

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