419 scam: Percival Tavares <percival.tavares@buonny.com.br> You have won: {$ 4.800.000,00 USD} Ref..# LP/782983061/09

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +447024043429 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- postfonds@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Percival Tavares <percival.tavares@buonny.com.br>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:11:48 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: You have won: {$ 4.800.000,00 USD} Ref..# LP/782983061/09

FROM:GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "C" WINNERS.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC,
Ref..# LP/782983061/09
Batch..# 24/02910/ILP

RE:BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded final draws of SUMMER-SET INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD held on the 23rd October,2013. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category "C" with the following: You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of $ 4,800,000.00USD ( Four Million, Eight Hundred Thousand, United States Dollars) each from the total payout prize.

Your prize awards has been insured with your e-mail address pending when your full names and address will be known to us, and thereafter,your winning fund will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited Paying Bank { National Westminster Bank Plc } Tel.: +44 702 404 3429 /+44 702 403 2175, AT: Email: { postfonds@gmail.com } OR { progressgain@live.com } for category "C" winners with the information below:

Ticket #. US/4903784-019-2013
Serial #. 2476291
Winning #. US/35993-7283
File # LP/783709257109/013
Amount Won: TOTAL: $ 4.800.000,00 USD

Contact the paying bank with their contact information below:

National Westminster Bank Plc
OFFICE OF and payment processing,
United States International Lottery Award 2013
Contact: Dr Stephen Hester
Tel.: +44 702 404 3429 /+44 702 403 2175
E-mail: postfonds@gmail.com
progressgain@live.com
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Hereby, you are required to contact the paying bank with your information as required below:

FIRST NAME: ...................... .....
Last Name: ..................... .....
Date of birth: .. ......................
SEX: .................... .....
ADDRESS: ...................... ......
Nationality: ................ .....
OCCUPATION: ........................ ......
Phone Number: ................ .....
Fax Number: .................... .....
AMOUNT WON: ...................
REF NO. ...........................
WIN NO. ........................
SKYPE NO: ........................ {IF ANY}

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than the 20th December,2013. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake or returned to the charity/Government Suspense Account. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondences. You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained.

So ensure you keep your winning prize details very confidential, in order to avoid unwanted/double claims.

Congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
JOHANN KARL WELLS

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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