419 scam: infodavid.kopelent@aksnoe.at FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION.

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
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.
- silvia.andre@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- contact our fiduciar= y agent: mrs silvia andre email:silvia.andre@aol.com or silvia.andre@dr.com= to avoid unnecessary delays and (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: infodavid.kopelent@aksnoe.at
Reply-To: silvia.andre@aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 09:33:34 +0200
Subject: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION.

SUPER ENALOTTO FROM: THE DESK OF CO-ORDINATOR REF NUMBER: SE/069713160022 B=
ATCH NUMBER: 02428/047892 FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION: We happily announce to =
you the draw of the SUPER-ENALOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International program=
s held on the 2th of September, 2016 in Milano,Italy. Your e-mail address a=
ttached to ticket number: 564 75600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew t=
he lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery i=
n the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum o=
f 2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in cash credited =
to file IT/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of 2.5 Million EUR=
OS, shared amongst the first nine (9) luckywinners in this category. All pa=
rticipants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer=
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion take=
s place annually. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within o=
ur European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your pl=
ay coupon. In view of this, your 2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Th=
ousand EUROS) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe. Our=
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the rel=
ease of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you ar=
e advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is=
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit t=
o claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid doub=
le claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elem=
ents. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciar=
y agent: Mrs silvia Andre Email:silvia.andre@aol.com or silvia.andre@dr.com=
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference=
/batch numbers in any correspondence with us or our designated agent. Congr=
atulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you=
for being part of our promotional lottery program. Sincerely, Mr LUCAS BER=
LLONI (DIRECTOR OF OPRATION) SUPER ENALOTTO Co-ordinator

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