419 scam: "Global Financial Consultants"<globalfinancialconsultants@rocketmail.com> [*SPAM*] Notification Email

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
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.
- +27866666351 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27825017023 (South Africa, 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.
- globalfinancialconsultants@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Global Financial Consultants" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globalfinancialconsultants@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:58:57 +0200
Subject: [*SPAM*] Notification Email

Ref Number: SA/163038104/12
Batch Number: GFC/46/1861/NORSK

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

In conjunction with International Lottery Commission, we wish to notify you of the result of our 2012 International High stake Bonanza held on 29TH of August

2012. Your email address, attached to ticket number 736896-1020041316 with the serial number 294438 drew the lucky numbers 16-88-40-91 which won in the 3rd

category. The coupon bearing your e-mail address was submitted by the Publisher’s Clearing House. Therefore, you have been selected the winner for a

lump sum payment of $1,985,950.00 (ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ONLY)

Congratulations! !Note that this is a free draw and all participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from Over 25,000,000, individuals

worldwide. The program was designed and promoted by European and International Lottery Commission and termed the largest charity lottery ever -

aimed at changing the lives of millions of people.

In accordance with our disbursement policy, your prize has been forwarded to the paying bank. To commence your claim, acknowledge receipt of this message

and request for CLAIM FORM which you have to fillout and fax or email it to the Claim Processing Agent(CPA);globalfinancialconsultants@consultant.com. Tel:

+27825017023,Fax:+27866666351

Remember to quote your Serial number in all correspondence.Finally, all prizes must be claimed not later than october 27th 2012. After this

date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the treasury. Furthermore, should there be any changes of your personal information, do inform your claim agent as

soon as possible.

Congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our program.

Sincerely yours

Ma MARIE HEINZ
PRESIDENT
Global Financial Consultants
Promotion Agents, Leasing, Commission Agents,
1507 E 67th Ave,
Port Elizerbeth
Capetown 5278
South Africa

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