419 scam: "Mrs. Stacy Frank" <info@localbusinessinc.com> DRAWS

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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:
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447031831853 (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.
- mrdavidevans0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Stacy Frank" <info@localbusinessinc.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Stacy Frank" <mrdavidevans0@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 02:38:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DRAWS

Â BBC ONLINE LOTTERY DRAWS
29 Colmore Row Birmingham,
B3 2EW, United Kingdom.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lottery/

Dear Lucky Winner:

We are delighted to inform you that your e-mail address hasÂ won for you the sum of US$550,000.00 United States Dollars from the BBC LOTTERY DRAWS that was held December, 2014. The draws presented on BBC 2014 EMAIL CASH AWARD. On numbers of tickets that was selected from online Email subscribers, the draw Number 64664094 brought out your Email address from a Data Base of Internet Email Users all over the world. Which your Email address emerged during the unsubscribe promotion and qualified you as a lucky winner of US$550,000.00 Dollars Cash award.

To claim your won amount we advice you email the below details to our Accredited Claim Officer, to guide you on how to claim your cash prize.

Draw Number: 64664094
Your Full Name:
Full Resident Address:
Country:
Age:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
National Identification No:
Mobile Number:
Email Address:
Amount Won:

Email the Above information's to our Accredited Claim Officer below.

Name: Mr. David Evans
Email: mrdavidevans0@gmail.com
Phone No: +447031831853

Warning: You are advised to keep your winners details confidential till you receive your won amount.

Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service,
Mrs. Stacy Frank
(Public Relations Officer) (Lottery Co-coordinator)
BBC LOTTERY AWARD

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