419 scam: "El vicepresidente" <loteriapuestas.es@gmail.com> =?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:

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)
- "mapfreseguros@spainmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +34642192753 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "El vicepresidente" <loteriapuestas.es@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mapfresegurosinfo@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:39:01 +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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P=BA. De la Castellana, 162. 28046-Madrid
Tel: 0034-642 192753
E-MAIL: ministeriodifinanzas.es@spainmail.com
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Unclaimed Award Approval Department
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Ref:UBLS/100/ESP
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Date: 23/10/2017
Att=E9n: Beneficiary (bb62b445@opayq.com)
PAYMENT APPROVAL
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We write to inform you about the release of the =201CINTERNATIONAL ELGORD=
O AWARD PROGRAM=201D held on the 17th of October 2017, the results were rel=
eased on the 21st of October 2017. Your email: bb62b445@opayq.com was enter=
ed as a dependent client with reference number: UBLS/100/ESP and 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 but due to irregular pra=
ctices of some unscrupulous elements, we decided to retain the payment proc=
essing form until you contact your claim=2019s agent who are in position to=
issue you the payment processing form which will be used to confirm and de=
termine your identity by the 'MINISTRY OF HACIENDA MADRID SPAIN=2019 winner=
=2019s information processing board, before approval for payment. We recomm=
end that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your prize h=
as been processed and your funds remitted to you through any means of your =
choice as this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming.
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Contact your claim=2019s agent Don Pedro Blanco, the foreign operations La=
wyer of MAPFRE SEGUROS S.A, Madrid, Spain on Tel: 0034-911 980 766/ 0034-64=
2 192 804 and Fax: 0034-911 235 750. Email: mapfreseguros@spainmail.com pro=
cess and claim your prize immediately. and your prize must be claimed befor=
e 30th November 2017, after which every unclaimed funds will be returned to=
the Ministerio de la Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed funds.
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Also be informed that 5%(Five percent) of your winning fund has to paid to=
MAPFRE SEGUROS S.A, for serving and representing you in Spain, and you wil=
l pay them the 5% (Five percent) onlyafter you have received your prize mon=
ey because, the fund was insured in your name.
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Congratulations once again on behalf of our staffs.
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Vice president
Mariana Lamia Karla
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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 des=
tinatario y objetivo espec=EDfico, que est=E1 protegido por la ley. Le info=
rmamos que si no es el destinatario de la misma direcci=F3n, deber=E1 elimi=
nar 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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