419 scam: "Mr Simpson Samuel"<financetrust@aim.com> Batch No: 279/EB001228.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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 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.
- pepocolttery@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Simpson Samuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pepocolttery@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:17:56 +0200
Subject: Batch No: 279/EB001228.

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won €1,000,000.00
(One Million Euro Only) Post People Lottery World Promotion International global
Sweepstakes promotional program, was held 3rd of September 2013,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.
Mrs Elena Beyer (Mrs)
Lottery Processing Dept
Email:pepocolttery@aim.com
Telephone:0034631578281
Your Winning Details.
Ref No: SLT/WO5-9/1983.
Batch No: 279/EB001228.
Your-Ticket No: SBE-98764-754-010.
Serial No: ISD/7960/1731.
NOTE: 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.
If You Receive This Message in Your Junk or Spam Its Due to Your Internet
Provider
Sincerely,
Mr Simpson, Samuel.
Sweepstakes Coordinator
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The Post People free Lotto Awards is organized and sponsored by consortium of
software companies to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy

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