419 scam: EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIA <info@elgordoprimitiva.com> WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION

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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)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- ",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)
- "info@elgordoprimitiva.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "info@elglobalseguros.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!

Fraud email example:

From: EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIA <info@elgordoprimitiva.com>
Reply-To: info@elglobalseguros.com
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:38:09 -0400
Subject: WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION

Apartado de Correos 126
28046 Madrid-Spain.
Email: info@elgordoprimitiva.com
International Promotion/Prize Award Dept.
REF NO: ES/0264524715ZBN BATCH NO: ES/5275YD65IMN

WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the released results of the EL GORDO DE
LA PRIMITIVA SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAMME held on the 18th Feb. 2019 and result released on 26th
Feb.2019. Your email address attached to the Ticket number
065-80-311-752-999 with Serial number 2671-763 drew the lucky numbers
65-98-05-11-64 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd Category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of â‚¬712,580.78
(SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EURO
SEVENTY EIGHT CENTS ONLY) in cash credited to file No: NIS/08. This is
from total cash prize of â‚¬11,376 610 (ELEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY) shared among the
twenty five international winners in this Category.

Your fund is now deposited in a bank. To avoid mix up of numbers and the
risk of double claiming we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account .This is part of our security protocol to avoid abuse
and undue taking advantage of this programme by dubious people.

All our beneficiaries were selected through a computer ballot system of
email addresses drawn from over 25,000,000 email addresses from Europe,
Australia,Asia and America as part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAMME which is conducted once every year. We hope that with the part
of your prize money,you will take part in our next year high stake of
â‚¬1.8 billion Euro International Lottery.

To begin your claim please contact your authorized claims agent, Juan
Martinez Foreign Service Manager EL GLOBAL SEGUROS S.A MADRID SPAIN on
TEL:+34632 01 12 84 Email: info@elglobalseguros.com for the processing
and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation account of
your choice. Remember , all prize money must be claimed not later than
14th of May 2019 after which all funds will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed funds. Be informed that
5% of your Lottery Winning will be paid to EL GLOBAL SEGUROS S.A after
you have received your money.

Note; In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your
agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agents as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you
for being part of our
International Promotions Program.

Yours Faithfully,

Jose Luis Miguel
Vice President.

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