419 scam: "EL MUNDO LOTTERIA" <him@maili.com> WINNING 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:

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.
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.
- +34603399237 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- franciscomario0202@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EL MUNDO LOTTERIA" <him@maili.com>
Reply-To: mariogomez0202@gmail.com
Date: 09 Feb 2022 12:02:55 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!

OFFICIAL UNCLAIMED WINNING NOTICE.
FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD SHARE.
REFERENCE NUMBER: AN/2401980/ESP-22.
DATE: 09/02/2022

RE: FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
REFERENCE NO: AN/2401980/ESP-22
Final notice for payment of unclaimed prize money. We would like to inform you that the Office of Unclaimed Prize Money in Spain has appointed LAW FIRM FRANCISCO AND MARIO ASSOCIATES to act as legal advisers in the processing and payment of a prize money that has been credited in your name and has now been unclaimed for over two years.

The total amount to which they are entitled is currently €1,950,820.00 euros. (ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EUROS). According to the Office of Unclaimed Prize Money, this money was deposited as unclaimed winnings of a lottery company with you to administer and insured on your behalf.

According to the lottery company, they were awarded the money after a Christmas promotion lottery. The coupons were bought by an investment company. According to the lottery company, you were written to at the time to inform you about this money, but unfortunately no one reported by the end of the set period or did not complete the claim to claim the prize.

This was the reason why the money to administer was laid down. According to Spanish law, every two years the holder must be informed of his existing earnings. Should the money again be unclaimed, the profit will be reinvested through an investment company for a further period of two years. We have therefore been instructed by the Office of Unclaimed Prize Money to write to you.

We would like to point out that the lottery company will check and confirm that your identity matches before paying out your money. Please contact our English Speaking lawyer TEL: +34-603-399-237, or by email franciscomario0202@gmail.com, DR. FRANCISCO GARCIA is responsible for payments abroad and will assist you in this matter. Claim should be made before 18/03/2022 otherwise money would be reinvested.

We look forward to hearing from you while providing you with our legal assistance.

PABLO LUIS GONZALEZ.
VICE PRESIDENT.
.................................................................................

LAW FIRM FRANCISCO AND MARIO ASSOCIATES.
AVENIDA GRAN VIA 14, 28010 MADRID SPAIN.
TEL: +34-603-399-237
EMAIL: franciscomario0202@gmail.com
FILL OUT THIS FORM CAREFULLY AND EMAIL IT TO: franciscomario0202@gmail.com

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