419 scam: "DOCTOR SMITH RAYMOND AND REV DAVID GREEN"<info@paymentoffice.com> CONGRATULATIONS DEAR LUCKY WINNER

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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 agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- +2347087298424 (Nigeria, 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.
- specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DOCTOR SMITH RAYMOND AND REV DAVID GREEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr2012smith@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:02:15 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS DEAR LUCKY WINNER

AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE THROUGH EMAIL ADDRESSES ..SHARES FROM 02
TELECOMMUNICATION LONDON UK
DollarsDollarsDollarsDollarsDollars
CONGRATULATIONS!

Inc operation
Bailey House, Hart-Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te
United Kingdom .

DEAR LUCKY WINNER

CONGRATULATIONS! You HAVE won $ 1,000.000.00 [A LOTTERY PROMOTION 2012
from 02 telecommunication company in here in London UK]

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of one million
dollars ($ 1,000.000,00) credited to file KY/W0254674679BQ, for the
JANUARY Lottery promotion which is organized by 02 telecommunication
company THROUGH EMAIL ADDRESSES account ONLINE LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS
LIVE from 02 telecommunication company in here in London UK.

O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC. company, collects all the EMAIL ADDRESSES,
among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hot mail G MAIL
REDIFFMAIL and others.We only select five people every month of YEAR OF
JANUARY, our
winners through electronic voting system without a winner, we
congratulate you As one of the people selected.PAYMENT premium and
claim

You should contact the claims agent or before the date of claim, the
winners must be paid in accordance with his / her Settlement Center .
O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC. lottery prize must be claimed no later than
7 days from the date of notification of the date Drawn Draw, which
won a prize. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.

Congratulations
These figures are subject to location of a European agent,please
contact our Claims Department using the contact information below for
more information about how you can present their prize-money, send
your winning identification numbers to them.

BATCH NUMBER.7056490902188
REF,NUMBER.475061725
WINNING NUMBER.GB8701LPRC

DollarsDollarsDollarsDollarsDollars

CLAIMS DEPARTMENT CONTACT;specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Please kindly provide us with your full information for proper
confirmation and send it back to the 02 telecommunication company now
via CLAIMS DEPARTMENT CONTACT;specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Please let me know that there is no residue on your winning money.
CONTACT PERSON :........ REV doctor MAXWELL
02 telecommunication LOTTERY AWARD CLAIMS AGENT 2012.
Cont. Person : REV DOCTOR MAXWELL ( the agent claim )
Mob : +2347087298424
Email :specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com,
P.O.Box. 8106, London UK Area, Al Ghoulish,
Manchester united in London UK.

CONTACT CLAIM THIS agent E-mail:specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Therefore you are recommended to send the following information in the claims
department to facilitate their verification on your winning.

(1.) FULL NAME ...........................
(2.) FULL ADDRESS ........................
(3). Citizenship. ........................
(4) AGE ..................................
(5) OCCUPATION ...........................
(6) TELEPHONE NUMBER .....................
(7) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION .........
(8) SEX ..................................
(9) TOTAL AMOUNT WON .....................
(10) Marital status ......................
(11) EMAIL ADDRESS........................
(12) account number ......................
(13) Name of your bank...................

NOTE.THAT We pay through bank to bank transfer OR COURIER SERVICE WITH
ATM CARD DELIVERY VIA YOUR POST ADDRESS,PLEASE INFORM THE AGENT ON HOW
YOU WANT IT TO SEND TO YOU

YOUR Scan copy of identity card or passport IS VERY IMPORTANT TO send
together with this payment claim form agent through HIS e-mail address
SO that It can allow him to process your winning prize easy,
EMail:specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Sincerely in operation
DOCTOR SMITH RAYMOND AND REV DAVID GREEN THE (PR) (Lottery Coordinators)

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