419 scam: SWEEPSTAKES GOOGLE ORGANIZED <google_organized2019SA@programmer.net> ATTENTION WINNER

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- google_organized2019sa@programmer.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SWEEPSTAKES GOOGLE ORGANIZED <google_organized2019SA@programmer.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:51:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION WINNER

ATTENTION WINNER

It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the Email Electronic Online Sweepstakes Organized by Google, in conjunction with the foundation for the Promotion of Software Products, (F.P.S.) held on August 08/2019 here in Africa Burkina Faso. Google earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail , Yahoo, Hotmail, All email service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking and You Tube video sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.

We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twelve (12) selected winners in the ongoing Email Electronic Online Sweepstakes. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage to Google and its Products. will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment Bureau western union money transfer here in south Africa prize claim via western union payment details the total sum of $1.2 Million Dollars ( One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars)

NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be WARNED!!!!

Here is the first payment details, you will bean picking $5, 000 Usd every working day until all the total amount completed and you should keep your winning price and details as top secret because of the hackers that are going on over the world looking for somebody to hot.

And in case if you need any assistance from the western union office here is they email address for any urgent assistance Western union email: (Wu.paymentOfficBF@fastservice.com) here is Google Organized service email address: (Google_organized2019SA@programmer.net)

Western Union Payment Details, you should conform your payment online here: (https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/send
money/app/tracktransfer) before you can go to any western union office.

MTCN : 3846768778
Sender: KAFANDO JEAN
amount $5, 000 usd
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission.

Larry Page,
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Google Service In Africa Burkina Faso.
Â©2019 Google Corporation

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