419 scam: "Apple"<claimprize@icloud.com> CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

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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:
- "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)
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.
- appleclaim@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Apple" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <appleclaim@usa.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 07:09:29 -0500
Subject: CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

Apple Security Department®
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
United States.

Dear Lucky Winner.

We wish to congratulate you on this note, for being one of our lucky winners selected this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active use of the Apple products. Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to this company. Apple products and accessories is one of the best product worldwide. Therefore, an online e-mail balloting was carried out on the 31st of January 2014, without your knowledge and was officially released recently.

We wish to formally announce to you that your email address was attached to a lump sum of $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars only)

A winning Check will be issued in your name by the Apple Promotion Award Team, and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent alongside your winning Check.

Your Award Winning Details.
Code Number: AP/3554749405GK
Ticket No: AP/1008272745GK
Winning Number: AP/99334353734GK

Information's required from you are part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your won prize, please contact the Apple Award claims Manager (Jacco Heemskerk) neatly filling the payment release form below.

PAYMENT RELEASE FORM.

*First Name
*Last Name
*Residential Address
*Telephone/ Mobile
*Nationality/Country
*Age
*Sex
*Occupation/Position
*Amount Won
*Alternate Email
*Have you ever been an Online Winner?

You are advised to contact your Claims Manager with his private email details below to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:
**************************************************

APPLE AWARD CLAIMS MANAGER.
Frances Westbrook
Apple Security Department
E-mail: appleclaim@usa.com
Phone: +1 765-327-7272
************************************************

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Note: You can fill your payment release form by printing and manually filling or you can fill directly on mail, or provide the details on Microsoft Word

Please do not reply if you are NOT the owner of this email address. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Apple Board Commission.

Yours Sincerely,
Michael Smith,

Regional Coordinator,
Apple.
©2014 Apple Corporation.

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