419 scam: "Mr. Manfred Engstler"<manfredengstler@yahoo.com> Eurojackpot (Email Won)

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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 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.
- manfredengstler@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- tel: +34 911332950 fax: +34 911332950 email: manfredengstler@gmail.com ww-jr@bol.com.br they await your urgent response now. (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Manfred Engstler" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <manfredengstler@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:37:19 +0100
Subject: Eurojackpot (Email Won)

Good Day,
We are writing to inform you of the approved and certified result of our Free (Online) Sweepstakes program that was conducted on the 6th day of July 2012 by
Eurojackpot lotto. Your email address as extracted by us and entered into our Free Sweepstakes program with a File and Serial Number: ESP-/615DXF, ZXC 15/-1261Z, has
won you its owner a cash prize of (One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euro Only).See below are the details that are required from you for the payment processes.

1). Full Names: 2). Residential Address: 3). Phone/Fax Numbers: 4). Country of Resident:
5). File Number: 6). Serial Number: 7). Amount Won: 8). Copy of identity: 9). Your winning Email Address:

This lottery program was wholly conducted by us as a Goodwill Gesture. You have to claim this winning fund within 25 days of your receipt of this message. Kindly send
the above requested details to our payment department email address below.

Eurojackpot

Mr. Manfred Engstler
Tel: +34 911332950
Fax: +34 911332950
Email: manfredengstler@gmail.com
ww-jr@bol.com.br

They await your urgent response now.

Sincerely Yours,
Freida Karl
Eurojackpot Coordinator.

© 2012 - Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG

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