419 scam: "LOTERIA NACIONAL"<gomezconsult.es@gmail.com> RECLAMATIONS

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTERIA NACIONAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gomezconsult.es@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 13:16:30 +0100
Subject: RECLAMATIONS

C/SAN PEZ ANCATARA 24.
08905 BARCELONA - SPAIN
Tel: 0034 631 657 798

DATE:07 NOVEMBER 2017
FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EUS/2147/07/LJS
BATCH: 1121/2004/BSC

ATTENTION: REF #: EUS/2147/04/LJS

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you the released results of the LOTERIA NACIONAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS held on the
27th OCTOBER 2017 ,Which you have been short listed as one of the winners .

Your name was attached to a ticket number 102/04 with serial number 900214 lucky numbers
1 5 5 8 4 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of € 1,225,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in cash credited
to file REF Nº: EUS/2147/07/LJS. This is from total cash prize of €17.680, 000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND EURO)
shared among the eight international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited to your name. Due to the mixed up of numbers and names, we ask you to keep this award top secret from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming, terrorists attack or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants e.t.c.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 40,000 names from Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North America as part of
our international promotions program, which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high stake
€ 1.3 billion International Lottery.
YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL TO gomezconsult@gmx.com

To begin your claim, please call your claims agent, Don FRANCISCO GOMEZ The Foreign Services Manager of GOMEZ CONSULT S.L on Tel: 0034 657 760 987,
FAX:917 905 055, or reply to gomezconsult@gmx.com for processing and remittance of your prize money . You are to also send to us a copy of your
identification e.g.: Drivers Licence or a copy of your International Passport,any document to identify you by .
Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th NOVEMBER 2017.
After this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: Also be informed that you are to remit 10% of the total winning prize to your claims agency, GOMEZ CONSULT S.L. as commission after your winning
prize must have been transferred to your designated account; You signing the Lottery Payment Processing form make this legally binding.

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

DON FRANSCISCO MUÑOZ. PRIZE CLAIM TRACK

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