419 scam: "EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA"<ana.loureiro@agetransp.rj.gov.br> INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "el gordo " (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
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.
- +34634039919 (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.
- gruppoa.seguros@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <megamillions.es@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 00:09:06 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA / GRUPO ALIANZA SEGURO

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

Email: gruppoa.seguros@yahoo.com

Tel: +34 634 039 919

NOTIFICATION OF WIN

We are glad to inform you about the release of lottery LA PRIMITIVA, held on 20 July 2017, the results of which were received on July 18, 2017. Your e-mail has become a winner in our draw and with the

following data: TICKET NUMBER 766-513-56-189, REFERENCE NUMBER: Sorteo 23. Your WINNING NUMBER 01 05 07 10 25 44. You can check out their

winning numbers through our web page: http://resultados-loteria.laverdad.es/loteria-primitiva/2017-09-16. You won in the 1ª (6 Aciertos) category and the winning amount is

12.232.331 €EUR.

Congratulations! Your prize fund will be ready to pay for the order BOARD lottery company, after verification and validation. In avoid fraud e-mail addresses, we ask you to keep the information on win

confidential, to refrain from publicity, while your winning data have not been processed and the money transferred to your account, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or use this

program participants, as has happened in the past.

Your e-mail address was selected automatically by a computer automatic selection system. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system of 100,000 e-mail addresses from a search of a computer

system. In order to apply for the prize, please contact your agent for the application for payment of your winnings: Agent Isaac Martin. Your personal data for the application of a successful, winning number

and reference number, send by e-mail E-mail: gruppoa.seguros@yahoo.com, Tel :+34 634 039 919

Remember that all prizes must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of receipt of notification of winning. Any claims not submitted for registration before this date will be returned to the

Ministry of Economy of Spain (Ministério DE Economía y Hacienda) how frustrated.

Cornelia Alvarez

Directora de Administracion

El Gordo de la Primitiva,

Tel: +34 634 039 919

Aviso legal! Toda informacion esta legal y totalmente protegida de ley

§13.3 de marzo de 2011 de la ley de comunicasiones electronicos.

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