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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- samsung.galaxywin@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "SAMSUNG EUROPE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samsung.prize@europe.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:37:21 +0100
Subject: Galaxy Xmas Promo!
Samsung Europe
Galaxy Claim Prize
Olof Palmestraat 10
Delft-Holland
Telefax: 0031847340001
www.samsung.com/europe
Samsung Galaxy Xmas Promo
You have 59 Hrs 37 Mins remaining to retrieve your won prize for the Samsung Galaxy Xmas Promo 'A' draw category winning prize
of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros each and a Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE.
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Are you the owner of this email?
Congratulations as one of the lucky winners,you have been officially selected for the payment of the Samsung Galaxy Xmas Promo 'A' draw category prize for 5 winners for the Winning Ticket
Number:EU:NLJ876/TPX678J for the winning prize of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros each
and a Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE.
With the introduction of new types of games and with the ushering of online technology, with the permit issued under EU
law to compete for concessions to run online games on the internet with free tickets.
We are launching the Galaxy Xmas Promo from our database of Samsung users for the 2nd Category 'A' draw winning prize, of
which your email address was randomly selected and resulting out with 4 other emails winning with the
same winning ticket number :EU:NLJ876/TPX678J attached to each email.
To claim your winning,fill in completely the attached claim application form with a pas-foto and send back along with a proof of identity.(Driving License/Identity Card or Passport Copy)
To be eligible for claim you must complete your claim process before the deadline/expiry date.
Filing a claim means acceptance of the full terms and conditions of Samsung Europe.
Send your filled in claim application form (attached) to claims/notarisation officer
for the notarisation of your winning certificate for transfer:
CONTACT:
Claims Officer.
Ching Tjin Wang.(Mr)
Email: samsung.galaxywin@europe.com
Contact the claims office with your winning coupon number and required informations for the notarization
of your winning certificate for transfer below.
Provide required informations:
Full Names:
Address:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Country of Residence:
Tel number:
Mode of Payment: (Bank Transfer or Bank Cheque)
Win Coupon Number: EU:NLJ876/TPX678J
Note that any leakage of this winning notification resulting to a double claim will automatically forfeit your
winning prize thus we advise you to keep this message confidential and away from public notice to prevent double
claim or impersonation until after remittance/payment to you.
We advise you to keep this message confidential and away from public notice to prevent double claim or impersonation until after remittance/payment to you.
Any leakage of your winning ticket number resulting to a double claim will automatically forfeit your winning prize.
Yours Faithfully,
Lisa M Westerhof.(Public Relations Officer)
Samsung Europe
(c) 2015 Samsung Europe. All rights reserved. Terms of use. Privacy Statement.
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