419 scam: "MR CALOS RODRIGO"<info@redcapacita.cl> CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A 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:

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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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.
- +447045703504 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR CALOS RODRIGO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <calosrodrigo111@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:57:12 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER

BBC ONE NATIONAL LOTTERY

3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,

Aintree, London, L30 1RD

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN

Batch: 12/25/0034

TEL: +447045703504

Confirm Winning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Lucky Winner

It is apparent that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we Congratulate you over your success in the just concluded and official publication of results of the E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes organized by the BBC One National Lottery in Conjunction with the Microsoft and the London 2012 Olympic Committee held on Monday 4th August 2012 here in London.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP 560, 000.00 in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/SHYN. This is from a total cash prize of ?11 Million Pounds shared among Lucky winners in this category. You are advised to keep this notice to yourself because of individuals who may divert your money to theirs and they also use our company to deceive others, you are advised to report back by means of email.

Participants were selected through a Computer Ballot System drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses users. All winning must be claimed not later than 21 working days from the time of notification. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

1. Full Name________

2. Address_________

3. Country__________

4. Mobile /Fax number_______

5. Occupation_________

6. Age:________

Congratulations from the staff, and thank you for being part of email account users of this program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Carlos Rodrigo
Online Lotto Co-coordinator
+447045703504

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