419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- verifyclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Centro de =?utf-8?B?RG9jdW1lbnRhw6figIvDo28=?= <jvargas@personeriabogota.gov.co>
Reply-To:
Centro de =?utf-8?B?RG9jdW1lbnRhw6figIvDo28=?= <mrs.rosaline-rafflecoordinator@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:13:42 -0500 (COT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Su_direcci=C3=B3n_de_correo_electr=C3=B3n?=
=?utf-8?Q?ico_ha_ganado_1.400.000,00_euros?=

Estimado usuario de e-mail,

Felicitaciones.

La presente es para notificarle que esta direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico fue introducido durante el sorteo selecciÃ³n nacional de e-mail y ha ganado con Ã©xito en nuestro Lotto britÃ¡nico Premio a la suma de 1.400.000,00 euros (un millÃ³n cuatrocientos mil euros).

La caber en lÃnea dibuja se llevÃ³ a cabo a partir de una lista exclusiva de 50.000.000 direcciones de correo electrÃ³nico de los cuerpos individuales y corporativos recogidos por un equipo avanzado de bÃºsqueda automatizada al azar a travÃ©s de Internet estos sorteo correo electrÃ³nico se realizan periÃ³dicamente y se organiza para promover la alfabetizaciÃ³n informÃ¡tica en todo el mundo y tambiÃ©n animar a los usuarios de Internet, no hay entradas fueron vendidas. DespuÃ©s de este equipo automatizado de votaciÃ³n, su direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico surgiÃ³ como uno de los 10 ganadores en la categorÃa. Con la informaciÃ³n ganadora siguiente: Ha sido aprobado tanto para reclamar un importe total de 1.400.000,00 euros (un millÃ³n cuatrocientos mil euros).

REF --- No: 7820X2/66
LOTE N Âº 019/05/ZY375
TICKET-No: 20511465463-7644
SERIE N Âº S/N-00168
LUCKY - No: 087-19-856-37-66-78

En su mejor interÃ©s y tambiÃ©n para evitar mezclar los nÃºmeros y los nombres de cualquier tipo, le pedimos que mantener los detalles completos del premio estrictamente de notificaciÃ³n pÃºblica. Se le aconseja que complete la siguiente informaciÃ³n y enviarla inmediatamente a nuestro gerente de reclamo para la recolecciÃ³n inmediata de su fondo.

Nombre: Sir Robert Carden
Indique departamento de verificaciÃ³n.
E-mail: verifyclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk

(1) Los nombres completos.
(2) DirecciÃ³n:.
(3) PaÃs de origen:.
(4) Fecha de Nacimiento:.
(5) Sexo:.
(6) Estado civil:.
(7) NÃºmero de telÃ©fono:.
(8) OcupaciÃ³n:.
(9) Scan copia de su identificaciÃ³n ya sea pasaporte o permiso de conducir internacional,
(10) NÃºmero de referencia:

Atentamente,
La seÃ±ora Rosaline C. Marcus.
Coordinador de lÃnea,

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