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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • +447024091995 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: CLAIMS VERIFICATIONS <clmsverification@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:56:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: EUROPW FORM.......FILL COMPLETELY AND RETURN


Attn:Lucky Winner,
I wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that, you have won the sum of £1,550,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Great British Pounds) in the last email-lottery draw, organized by the EUROPW LOTTERY.

You should note that your email address in addition to millions of company and individual emails were extracted and the addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the processes, 40 email addresses were selected and they were shared into 3 categories respectively and which you are a winner in the 3rd category for payment of £1.55m.

The payment release process will commence as soon as you return the form below.
The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in your favor waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank account.

Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.

Below are the steps you will be following:

1. Fill the form below and duly send it back to us as soon as possible so that we can continue the claims process of your prize.

Following the above, you are expected to furnish us with all your necessary details as requested of you in the form below along with a copy of your international passport or driver's license via email attachment or fax for vetting process which is a standard practice just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual and account.

This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our Headquaters that all prize money should be claimed on or before the end of 2 weeks (14days) from date of notification otherwise your prize money will be returned back to its original source which means you have lost your winning prize.

Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon
NOTE: Do not hesitate to call for clarification on areas you do not understand

Lenox Winter
Payment Release
Verification Department

London Representative Office.
Phone: +44 702 409 1995
+44 703 184 4362
Fax: +44 707 570 7576


EUROPW LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
(PAYMENT PROCESSING DEPT)

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This form is valid for only those who have won the EUROPW LOTTERY PROGRAMME 2007. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.
NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEIPT. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g. html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.
Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S PERSONNAL DATA FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name :

Middle Name:
Last Name:

Gender:

Month Of Birth:
Day:
Year:

Marital Status:
Nationality:
Religion:
Occupation:

Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State/Province.:
Zip code:

Mobile phone No.:
House Phone No.:
Fax No.:
Winning Email Address:

WINNING INFORMATION (For Official Use Only)
Batch Number:
Serial Number:
Reference Number:

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]



EUROPW LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED



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