419 scam: SuperEna Lotto Italia 2012 <itagiba@ceplac.gov.br> Attention:Ref No:/SL-IT/081142***** Winning Notification

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",500,000" (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)
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 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.
- superenainc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SuperEna Lotto Italia 2012 <itagiba@ceplac.gov.br>
Reply-To: <superenainc@hotmail.it>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:31 +0100
Subject: Attention:Ref No:/SL-IT/081142***** Winning Notification

SuperEna Lotto Italia 2012
PREMIO DEPARTMENT,
EDIZIONE DEL INTERNET,
Via Della Cordonata 106,
00187 Rome,
Italy.

Attention:Ref No:/SL-IT/081142
Batch No:SL/08/6181

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent ITALIAN NATIONAL SUPERENALOTTO
DRAWS held on the 30th of January,2012. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 27511465896-6410
with serial number 4204-777 drew lucky numbers 5-21-23-34-61-72 which consequently won in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,500,000,00 {One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Euros}.

To file your claim, you are to contact your accredited claims
officer (Mrs.Giuseppina Luciano) with your information as follows:

1. Full Names..................
2. Residential Address............
3. Phone Number............
4. Fax Number...............
5. Occupation................
6. Sex........... ..............
7. Age...........................
8. Nationality..... ...........

================================================
Claims Officer: Mrs.Giuseppina Luciano
Email Address: superenainc@gmail.com
TELE/FAX:+39-06-6051-31591
===============================================

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Anita Pedro
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
For; SuperEna Lotto Italia
************************************************************

You are receiving this email because your email was selected through our
latest on-line ballot system from a list of email users whose email account
where active and the time of the draw.If you do not wish to claim your
winnings,and do not wish to receive further notice from us please inform
us so that we can delete your email from our data base.
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