419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Dennis_Millard?= <espnawardscentres@yopmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Good

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "very 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!

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Dennis_Millard?= <espnawardscentres@yopmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 20:15:27 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Good_News=21=21?=

ESPN0985430US
Congratulations! If you wish to claim your winnings contact your assigned claims agent as follows
Contact espnawardscentres@rogers.com

EspnLotto©
Reference Numbers: ESPN0985430US
Serial Numbers :4589012 Winning Numbers : 5-24-34-25-49-8-55
Ticket Numbers:11449 Amount Won : 2,500,000.00 USD
File Number : EU4589L
Your Email address is the lucky winner in the EspnLotto© draw for the month of October and above is your winning details.
All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn from over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email address from all over the world.
This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other private organizations to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their immediate environment.

If you wish to claim your winnings please contact your assigned fiduciary claims agent as follows
Name: Mr.Dennis Millard
Email: espnawardscentres@rogers.com

We advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands, to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals. You will receive further instructions on your acknowledgment of this email notice. Send the information above to commence the immediate processing of your winning. Ensure to keep your winning details confidential.

Congratulations!
Dennis Millard

Privileged and confidential
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This message and any attachment thereto are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person.

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