419 scam: Euro Million Lottery <claimpaymentcenter@rocketmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $6.350 Million Euro !!!!!! GET BACK ASAP!!!

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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:
- "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:
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.
- claimpaymentcenter@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro Million Lottery <claimpaymentcenter@rocketmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:47:03 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $6.350 Million Euro !!!!!! GET BACK ASAP!!!

POWERBALL LOTTERY:
Operators of The Euro Millions Financial Bank Lotto (OEMFL)
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Olathe, kansas , 66062.
http://www.powerball.com
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the 1st draw (#19975) of the 2009 POWERBALL LOTTERY Online Sweepstakes International program.
The Lottery Gaming Board was provided with several email addresses from the world wide web by Microsoft international. In which your email address
was selected with Serial number: 5368/02, reference number IR/23/987/60 and you are to claim a total sum of Six Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Euro (6,350,000 Euro).
For you to claim your winnings contact your claims agent with the below information and always remember to quote your ref number any time you are filling your claim:
Name :Dr Naomi Williams
Email: claimpaymentcenter@rocketmail.com
Congratulations from me and all members of staff of THE POWERBALL LOTTERY NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Sir Martins George Jr.
Online Coordinator for the POWERBALL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program.

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