419 scam: "SAMSUNG"<samsung.europe@samsung.com> Samsung Win Notification'Final Notice

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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 agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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:
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 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.
- notarization@winning.com (Winning; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMSUNG"<samsung.europe@samsung.com>
Reply-To: <awardwin@winning.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:31:42 +0100
Subject: Samsung Win Notification'Final Notice

*******************************THIS IS NOT A SPAM*****************************

Samsung Europe
Galaxy Prize Win Office
Olof Palmestraat 10
Delft-Holland
Telefax: 0031847340001
www.samsung.com/europe

SAMSUNG WIN NOTIFICATION.

Dear Samsung Winner:
Winning Ticket Number:WAX-772-ROJ

Congratulations from all members of staff.
The sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros and a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is awarded
to you for the Samsung Win 'A' draw category winning prize.

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 Samsung Win Promo from our database of Samsung users for the 2nd Category 'A' draw winning prize, of
which your email address was randomly selected.

You are a winner with your email address for the Samsung Win 'A' draw category winning prize
of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros and a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge won today with
Winning Ticket Number:WAX-772-ROJ attached to your email address.

To be eligible for claim you must complete your claim process before the deadline/expiry date.
For claim fill in the provided informations needed and send to your claims agent below
for the notarization of your winning certificate.

CONTACT:
Notarization and Claims officer.
Mr.Molowo Noni.(Notaris)
Email: notarization@winning.com

Provide required informations:

Full Names:
Address:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Country of Residence:
Tel number:
Choose Mode of Payment: (Bank Transfer or Bank Cheque)
Winning Ticket Number:
Winning Email:

We advise you to keep this winning notification confidential and away from public notice to avoid double
claim or mistransfer to you.

Warning: Claim Expires in 3days.

Best Regards,
Zoe Kudi .(P.R.O)
Samsung Europe.

Copyright@ 2016 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. Terms of use. Privacy Statement.
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If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking
any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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