419 scam: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lil=ED_del_Carmen_Lara_Galv=E1n?= <080131@UPSLP.EDU.MX> Promotional/Sweepstakes Office

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +31685781510 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- bartholomeus.cobus@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:16:44 -0500
Subject: Promotional/Sweepstakes Office

Lucky Day NL
Promotional/Sweepstakes Office
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 Den Haag
KvK: 41151075
The Netherlands.
Dear. Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won 8,825,000:00 Euro (Eight Million, Eight Hundred & Twenty Five Thousand Euro Only) in the Netherlands Lucky Day Sweepstakes promotional program, conducted March 28th 2012, and the results were release today April 2nd, 2012. This is a free promotional program sponsored by consortium of software companies, which means Lottery tickets were not sold.
For more information's/procedure of your winning claim, you are advice to contact our processing department with the contact information below, provide them with your winning details below and your winning email address.
Johannes B. Bredek (Mr).
Lottery Processing Dept.
Office Tel: +31 708 919 353
Mobile Tel: +31 685 781 510
Fax Number: +31 847 195 169
Email: bartholomeus.cobus@gmail.com
Your Winning Details.
Ref No. RM7/AMNLK2012/NL
Batch No. QZKL/JSH77FG71
E-Ticket No. 6721GY/KV172
Serial No. NNL12/HM/87G33
NOTE: Please be warned, your winning and its entire information are to be kept strictly confidential, this is to avoid previous bad experience this program has suffered, such as abuse of this program by other internet user who use the name of this company for unscrupulous activities and double claiming of winning entitlement because of insecurity of winning information on the part of beneficiaries. Always call to ensure you are dealing with the
right office.
Sincerely,
Freida Groot (Mrs).
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Visit our website at: http://www.luckyday.nl
Lotto is een onderdeel van De Lotto. Copyright(c) 2007 by De Lotto, the Netherlands.
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The Free Lotto Awards is organized by consortium firm companies to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
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Disclaimer:Any views of this e-mail are those of the sender except where the sender
specifically states them to be that of Lucky Day Lottery or its
subsidiaries. The message and its attachments are for designated recipient(s) only and may contain privileged, proprietary and private information. If you have received it in error, kindly delete it and notify the sender immediately. Lucky Day Lottery accepts no liability for any loss or damage resulting directly and indirectly from the transmission of this e-mail message.
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