419 scam: Google Inc <fham@seduvi.cdmx.gob.mx> Claim

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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.
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.
- angusbellani@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Google Inc <fham@seduvi.cdmx.gob.mx>
Reply-To: <angusbellani@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 19:11:04 +0100
Subject: Claim

Google Uk ©

GOOGLE EMAIL BALLOT DRAWS

Your Email address has been selected as one of our lucky winners in the Google United Kingdom Weekly email ballot draws. Your Email address attached to email ticket number 23-45-67-11 is one of our jackpot winners for Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds. For verification and claims, do contact

Google Uk Payment Officer

Mr. Angus Bellani

Email:angusbellani@gmail.com

On behalf of the Google Foundation, Board of trustees, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Dr. Robertson Seaman

Chief Executive Officer, Director, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Acquisition Committee, Google Inc

Disclaimers: This e-mail and its contents are directed uniquely to the intended recipient, which is the exclusive addressee of any information contained herein. For any abuse of the content of this message, Google Inc. will file a law suit for damages occurred to third parties as well. In case the e-mail should be addressed to other than you, or the content should reveal any transmission errors or manipulations, please contact the following address: [Email: angusbellani@gmail.com ]

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“La información contenida en este correo, así como la contenida en los documentos anexos, puede contener datos personales, por lo que su difusión es responsabilidad de quien los transmite y quien los recibe, en términos de lo dispuesto por las fracciones II y VII del artículo 4, último párrafo del artículo 8, articulo 36 párrafo II, 38 fracción I y demás aplicables de la Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública del Distrito Federal. Los Datos Personales se encuentran protegidos por la Ley de Protección de Datos Personales del Distrito Federal, por lo que su difusión se encuentra tutelada en sus artículos 2, 5, 16, 21, 41 y demás relativos y aplicables; debiendo sujetarse en su caso, a las disposiciones relativas a la creación, modificación o supresión de datos personales previstos. Asimismo, deberá estarse a lo señalado en los numerales 1, 3, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 29, 35 y demás aplicables de los Lineamientos para la Protección de Datos Personales en el Distrito Federal. En el uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones del Gobierno del Distrito Federal, deberá observarse puntualmente lo dispuesto por la Ley Gobierno Electrónico del Distrito Federal, la ley para hacer de la Ciudad de México una Ciudad Más Abierta, el apartado 10 de la Circular Uno vigente y las Normas Generales que deberán observarse en materia de Seguridad de la Información en la Administración Pública del Distrito Federal”

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