419 scam: "MRS EILEEN BENKO" <admin@phptest.net> Oregon lottery is (100%) Legitimate.

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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: "MRS EILEEN BENKO" <admin@phptest.net>
Reply-To: <uslotydepartment@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 10:12:52 -0600
Subject: Oregon lottery is (100%) Legitimate.

OREGON DEPARTMENT
500 Airport Rd SE, Salem,
OR 97301
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider,

we (Oregon Lottery) urge you to treat it genuinely.

Dear Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you of the ongoing free award from Oregon US Lottery Online Promotions. you have been selected as one of our lucky online participant.

Below is the prize description of your award please read carefully and take it genuinely.

Description prize;

$800,000 USD

Please Note: There are online Lottery Scam and our company do not appear to be on any list

we have a confirmation of a participant who won the sum of $6,400,000 from Iraq and due to security reason, he pleaded for his name not to be revealed.

You can check this for yourself on this web address below to confirm the prize he won.

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/12/mystery_man_from_baghdad_wins.html

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 50,000 email addresses drawn

out from US and Canada, you were selected to be among the lucky winners of the Online Lottery Promotion Award.

This has also been confirmed by Prof. I. Nelson Rose the eminent professor of law at the Whittier Law School in California that Oregon Lotter’s method of providing

Online ticket to lottery participants is (100%) Legitimate.

The Oregon Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). To begin the processing

of your prize you are to contact your fiduciary agent with her information below and she would be providing you her ID for verification of her Identity before

proceeding with your prize.

Name: Eileen Benko
Work uslotydepartment@gmail
Country: USA
State of Residence: Oregon

Contact her by providing her with your winner ID below and the following information for re-confirmation:
Oregon : 466125AGDY02/13.

Full Name:
Address:
Age:
Mobile Number:
Occupation:

This would enable her give you the next step in completing this transaction and getting your prize.

Congratulations once again,

FINAL NOTE: Replying this email with your winner ID and information’s required would take you straight to your Fiduciary Agent.

Mr. Jack Roberts
THE DIRECTOR OF OREGON
LOTTERY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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