419 scam: EL GORDO <elgordopromo.es@gmail.com> OFFIZIELLE GEWINN BENACHRICHTIGUNG

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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)
- "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.
- +34631968827 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- sansaseguros@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EL GORDO <elgordopromo.es@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <sansaseguros@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:06:15 +0100
Subject: OFFIZIELLE GEWINN BENACHRICHTIGUNG

INTERNATIONALE EUROMILLIONES LOTTO

PROGRAMME.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
VENTURA24 S.A. PZA.DE. ESPANA 88,28013

MADRID
ALAMEDA LINHAS TORRES 35,1750 147

LISSABON
REFERENZ NUMMER: SEN/65456009/ESP
BATCH NO: 51225-EPL
08/02/2016

OFFIZIELLE GEWINN BENACHRICHTIGUNG

Wir sind erfreut ihnen mitteilen zu

konnen, das die gewinnliste

INTERNATIONALE EUROMILLIONES LOTTO

PROGRAMM am 28/01/2016

erschienenist,vorbei Co-organisiert

World Tourism Organization/Spanish

Ministerio de Tourismo Dir offizielle

liste der gewinner erschien am 02/02/2016

Ihr e-mail wurde auf dem los mit dir

nummer:000442002 und mit der

seriennummer: 2243-11 registried.

Die glucksnummer: 11-17-26-42-47, haben

in der zweitens kategorie gewonnen.Sie

sind damit gewinner von: 2,200,000.00

Euros (ZWEI MILLIONE ZWEI HUNDERT TAUSEND

EUROS) Die summe ergibt sich einer

gewinnausschuttung von. 46,200,000.00

Euros
(SECHS UND VIERZIG MILLIONEN, ZWEI

HUNDERT TAUSEND EUROS). Die summe wurde

durch 21 gewinnern aus der glieichen

kategorie geteilt.
HERZLICHEN GLUCKWUNSCH!!

Dir gewinn ist bei einer sicherheitsfirma

hinterlegt und in ihren namen versichert.

um keine komplikationen bei der

abwicklung der zahlung zu verursachen

bitten wir sie diese offizielle

mitteilung, diskret zu behandelnes ist

ein teil unseres sicherheitsprotokolls

und garantiet ihnen einen reibunglosen

Ablauf.

Alle gewinner werden per computer aus

45.000.00 namen und e-mails aus ganz

Europa,Asien,Australien und Amerika als

teil unserer Internationalen promotion

programms ausgewahlt,Welches wir einmal

im jahr veranstalten.
SANSA SEGUROS INTERNATIONALEN

UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNG:

BARRISTER MIGUEL PEREZ
TEL: +34 631-968-827
FAX: +34 917-693-068
E-mail:sansaseguros@consultant.com

Bitte denken sie daran jeder

gewinnanspruch muss bis zum 26/03/2016

Angemeldete sein.Jeder nicht angemeldet

Gewinnanspruch verfallt und geht zuruck

an das MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA

Bitte denken sie auch daran das 5% ihres

gewinnes an die sicherheitfirma SANSA

SEGUROS S.L geht. Dir 5% sind erst nach

erhalt des gewinnes fallig da der gewinn

in ihren namen versichert ist.

BITTE AUSFUILLEN DEIN DATAS AUS UNTEN.

REFERENZ NO:_____________BATCH NO:_______

NAME:____________FAMILIENNAME:___________

ADRESSE:_________________________________

STADT:____________PLZ:_________LAND:_____

GEBDATUM:__________________BERUF:________

FESTNETZTEL.NR:_______________

MOBILETELEFON NR:____________FAX:________

SPRACHE/S:________________EMAIL:_________

SIGNATURE:_______________DATE____________

MIT FREUNDLICEHN GRUSSEN UND AUFRICHTIG
Hernandez De La Paz
(Promotion Director)

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