419 scam: "Mr. Solari" <fifa2018@ififa.eu> YOU WON FIFA PRIZE

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- +447452141502
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.
- solaritomez@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Solari" <fifa2018@ififa.eu>
Reply-To: solaritomez@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 02:36:44 -0800
Subject: YOU WON FIFA PRIZE

FROM: THE DESK OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
FIFA Council and Bureau of the Council
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia/ Prize Award

FIFA International Promotions Claims Award Department.

We are delighted to inform you that your e-mail have won (USD $9,615,000.00 USD) in our 2017/ 2018 FIFA Best Awards and EUROMILLIONâ„¢ FIFA Lottery Award Software email lottery(email) draws.SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM END YEAR FREE AWARD FOR ALL THE FIFA FANS
Your email address attached to Ref Lumber: EN/ILC/71520/18 with Serial 1-2, and consequently won the lottery in the "D" Category(Sponsored by euromillions lottery For FIFA 2018 END YEAR PROMO AWARDS)
To file for claim, please contact below:
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To begin your FIFA Lottery Claims,Please contact your Claims Officer

FIFA Security and Integrity Committee

Mr Solari Tomez
Please call us for verification.Phone:+44 745 214 1502 OR TEL NÂº:
+34902848116
(Email us (solaritomez@gmail.com )for the processing and remittance of your prize
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You are to establish contact with the Following details ,Kindly Confirm Your:

Name:
Residential/Office Address
Country:
Occupation:
Telephone/Mobile line:
Telephone:
Fax Number:
Age:
M/F:

Scanned Copy Of Drivers License For Identification (Optional):...

Note: Your file will expire after 15 days if there is no response, Your swift response will enhance our service.

Thanks for your co-operation;

Thanks & Regards

Sincerely,
Gianni Infantino
FIFA PRESIDENT

FIFA boosts World Cup prize money to $400 million
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Address: FIFA-Strasse 20. P.O. Box. 8044 Zurich<<<<<

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