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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:
- "claims agent" (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:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- 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.
- samsung.notarization@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "SAMSUNG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samsung.prize@europe.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 04:08:11 +0200
Subject: Email Win Alert!
**************************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE*********************************
Samsung Europe
Email Prize Message Centre
Evert van de Beekstraat 310
1118 CX Schiphol-The Netherlands
www.samsung.com/europe
EMAIL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Email Prize Ticket Number: GLX/9627835/EU/PRIZE2ND.
Dear Winner,
Are you the owner of this email?
With the introduction of new types of games, with the ushering in of online technology and
with the permit issued under EU laws to compete for concession to run games and give away
prizes on the internet, we are launching our 1st international promotion.
Congratulations to you for being one of the lucky winners in the Samsung 1st international promotion.
Your email have been officially selected as a winner and you are hereby awarded with
your email in the 2nd category winning prize of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros
and a Samsung Galaxy S10+.
All contestants were selected through a computer ballot system
with email addresses from all over the world and your email address
have been selected as one of the lucky winners.
Contact Notaris: Igho Vans.
Notarization Officer/ Claims Agent
Tel: 0031 61 654 5088
Email: samsung.notarization@europe.com
For claims and notarisation you must be above 18yrs to fill the below form and send to notaris
contact above:
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First Name:
Last Name:
Occupation:
Address:
Country:
Telephone:
Win Email:
EPTN: GLX/9627835/EU/PRIZE2ND (Email Prize Ticket Number)
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Claim expiry date is 16th August 2019, after this date all winning prizes will be filed as unclaimed.
Keep this email alert and EPTN code private to prevent double claim or impersonation with your EPTN.
Best Regards,
Femke Langhorst
(Prize Co-ordinator)
Samsung Europe.
© 2019 Samsung Europe. All rights reserved .(Privacy Statement)
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