419 scam: "Cusmos Group of company" <hr@unimouldindia.com> THIS IS YOUR CHANCE DO NOT IGNORE THIS

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- "keep this 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.
- +447045789138 (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.
- danielmoore1960@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cusmos Group of company" <hr@unimouldindia.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 00:31:57 +0100
Subject: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE DO NOT IGNORE THIS

Dear Bearer,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM for the Year 2014. Your email address drew the lucky numbers 02-3-14-22-26-44 that consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump Sum Pay of £9.000, 000.00 Nine Million Great British Pounds Only) in cash Credited to File Ref number EUR-976/8700p..

This is from A Total Cash Prize of £100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great British Pounds only) Shared
among International winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a financial institution (Royal Bank of Canada London) United Kingdom insured in your name. Please note that your claim and batch number are the key to your funds, your are to keep this confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking an advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Asia, Europe and America as part of our international promotion program that we conduct once in a month.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in assisting the less privileged in the society.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Remember all prize money must be claimed within Six (6) Month of this notice. Six 6) Month,
all funds will be returned to the Ministerio De Economia Y Hacienda as unclaimed.

Stated below is your identification numbers:

Batch Number: EUR-401/8800p
Pin Number: EUR -33 700

These numbers fall within the England Location file.

Urgently fill below details:

Full Name
Mobile
Address
Occupation
Age
Country of origin
Pin
Batch number

Send the above details to our fiduciary agent in London via his contact
details below to claim your prize.

Overseas Claims/Exchange Online Payment Unit

Contact Rev. Daniel Moore
Mobile: + 44 7045789138
Email: danielmoore1960@gmail.com
Office Address: 300 Oxford Street London W1A1EX United Kingdom

Congratulation again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotion program

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Janet Hessian, Network Online Coordinator.

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WARNING!!!!!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successful
handed over to you to avoid
disqualification that may arise from double claim. You may also receive
similar e-mails from people
portraying to be other Organizations or Network Inc. This is solely to
collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your
winning.

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