419 scam: <admin@begoes.cf> =?utf-8?q?MINISTERIO_DE__HACIENDA_Y_ADMIN

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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:
- ",000,000" (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 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.
- +34665442070 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
- +34605325369 (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.
- loteriapuestas.es@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <admin@begoes.cf>
Reply-To: vazquezabogados.es@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 03:57:18 +0200
Subject: =?utf-8?q?MINISTERIO_DE__HACIENDA_Y_ADMIN_P=C3=9ABLICAS?=

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ISTERIO DE HACIENDA Y ADMIN P=DABLICAS
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Paseo De la Castellana, 162. 28046-Madrid
Departimiento de aprobaci=F3n del premio no reclamado
Tel Oficina : +34-605-325369
Correo Electronico: loteriapuestas.es@gmail.com
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Fecha: 14/09/2017
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Ref: UBLES/100/ESP
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At=E9n: Mr. / Mrs. =
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Payment Approval
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This is to officially inform you from the ministry, about the release of t=
he =201CINTERNATIONAL ELGORDO AWARD PROGRAM=201D held on the 31ST of August=
, 2017, the results were released on the 13TH of September, 2017. Your emai=
l was entered as a dependent client with reference number: UBLES/100/ESP an=
d the batch number: 80076, =

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Your ticket number: 317.2 with serial number: 53401-64 drew the lucky numb=
ers: 05-08-10-13-14-22. This subsequently won the lottery in the 1st catego=
ry. You have therefore been approved for a lump payment of (=20AC 19,090,90=
9.00 NINETEEN MILLION, NINETY THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND NINE EUROS ONLY) c=
redited to file claim number; 2212/20914/2017. This is from a total cash pr=
ize of =20AC210,000,000.00 Euros (TWO HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) s=
hared among eleven international winners in the same category. Congratulati=
ons!!!!!!!
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All participants were selected through a computer email ballot system draw=
n from 31,000,000 (Thirty one million), names and emails from, Asia, Europe=
, South and North America as part of our International promotions program w=
hich we do conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a big=
ger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead.
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Your fund is temporary deposited and protected with insurance bond policy =
coverage on your behalf in a Spanish bank in Spain. And due to irregular pr=
actices of some unscrupulous elements, we recommend that you keep this awar=
d strictly from public notice until your prize has been processed and your =
funds remitted to you through any means of your choice as this is part of o=
ur security measures to avoid double claiming.
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Contact your claim=2019s lawyer Abogado Pedro Blanco Vazquez, the foreign =
operations Lawyer of Vazquez Abogados Madrid, Spain on Tel: +34 900 838 409=
/ +34 665 442 070 and Fax: +34 911 235 750. Email: vazquezabogados.es@gmai=
l.com / vazquezabogados.es@spainmail.comto process and claim your prize imm=
ediately. and your prize must be claimed before 30TH of September, 2017, af=
ter which every unclaimed funds will be returned to the Ministerio de la Ec=
onomia y Hacienda as unclaimed funds.
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Also be informed that 5 % (Five percent) of your winning fund has to paid =
to Vazquez AbogadosCompany for serving and representing you in Spain, you w=
ill pay them the 5 % (Five percent) onlyafter you have received your prize =
money because, the fund was insured in your name.
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Congratulations once again on behalf of our staffs.
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Director General =

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Hern=E1ndez Martha Ag=FCela =

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Atenci=F3n, por favor traducir personalmente a su idioma para poder entend=
er el contenido, y ponerse en contacto con su abogado Pedro Blanco Garcia a=
hora. Gracias.
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Este mensaje (y sus anexos) contiene informaci=F3n confidencial ido a un d=
estinatario y objetivo espec=EDfico, que est=E1 protegido por la ley. Le in=
formamos que si no es el destinatario de la misma direcci=F3n, deber=E1 eli=
minar este mensaje y permanecer estrictamente prohibido cualquier publicaci=
=F3n, copia o distribuci=F3n de su contenido y desarrollar o ejecutar cualq=
uier acci=F3n basada en ella. Si usted es el destinatario, el uso de la inf=
ormaci=F3n que recibe, debe ser limitada al objetivo espec=EDfico para el c=
ual fue enviado.
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