419 scam: "info"<info@valet.it> From Pretoria ( Ms. Sharon Moore)

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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 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.
- payusnow2018@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <payusnow2018@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 04:37:31 +0200
Subject: From Pretoria ( Ms. Sharon Moore)

From: Ms. Sharon Moore
SA Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2018 Promotional Draw
320 Pretorius street,
Pretoria, ZA, South Africa.

Attention: Customer FERUSSIA869
Ref: FIFARU/891OSEMI/17
Batch No. Lottory649

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The Emirates and SAA sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2018 Soccer World cup to be hosted in Russia for the first time since 1930.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Online Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Saturday 2nd December 2017 in Hatfield Pretoria South Africa and Abu Dhabi UAE. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B2017 8899342211 00, with Serial Number 8899342211 drew the winning numbers: 13, 24, 25, 43, 50, 51 Bonus: 28, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 800,000.00 Euro (Eight Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file
FIFARU/1090229219/17. This is from a total cash prize of 104,000,000.00 Euro Million euro, shared amongst the first One Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Johannesburg as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the FIFA Soccer World Cup World wide, hence your winning information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to Russia for the Soccer World Cup 2018.

In view of this, your €800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Euro) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in Johannesburg. Our English speaking agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our office.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in Johannesburg immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: email: payusnow2018@yahoo.com Phone+ 27632676439 to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please quote your reference numbers and winning date in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Sharon Moore

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