419 scam: "LOTERIA ESPAÑA"<loterias@europa.es> AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +34685500062 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTERIA ESPAÑA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanchezgomezcassado@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:58:45 -0700
Subject: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

SORTEO DE LOTERIA NACIONAL ESPAÑA INTERNACIONAL PROMOCIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
C: VERGIN DE LOS PELIROS No 3
28000 MADRID SPAIN.

BATCH NO: 0256/11/ESP
REF: WO/0999/170/CP

ATTEN: Ref: WO/0999/170/CP
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to release the winners list of INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM (ILPP),DRAWN on 22.07.2014 And Raffled released on 01.08.2014.Your address attached to ticket Numbers:031-1127-841 with serial numbers:3214-07 draw the lucky number of13-16-24-26-35 . which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. However, you have been approved for a lump sum payout of €985.950.00 (Nine hundred and eighty five thousand nine hundred and fifty euros only) in cash credited to file with REF. Nº: WO/0999/170/CP
This is from a total cash prize of €3.943.800.00 {Three million nine hundred and forty three thousand
eight hundred euros), shared among the 4(Four) international winners in this category.

!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To begin your claim please contact,Barrister. SANCHEZ GOMEZ CASSADO, on Tel:.+34 685 500 062,Fax:+34 . Email: barristersanchezcassado@aol.com.for the processing and remittance of your winning prize to you. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 24th OCTOBER 2014

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch Number in every of your Correspondence with your attorney. Further more, should there be any change of your Address, do inform your attorney as soon as possible. Find below Processing Form which you are required to fill and fax back to Barristers Sanchez Gomez Cassado. office. Congratulations once again from all Members of our Department and thank you for being a part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMM.

SINCERELY

Don. RODREGO LOPEZ
(Promotion Director)

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