419 scam: "Eruo million promotion"<wirnet@cratle.es> INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claim 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 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.
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Fraud email example:

From: "Eruo million promotion" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pacificsal@luckymail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:39:13 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION
CALLE CARLOS MARTIN ALVAREZ,
41.C.P 28130 MADRID SPAIN
FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
BATCH Nº: EURO/606/09; Date;12th
REFERENCE Nº: WIN/008/05/MA SEP
2009

CONGRATULATION!!!, INTERNET WINNER
This is to notify you that this e-mail address,
was enter during the Euro Million Internet Lottery Bilot selection.
Draw, September 11th 2009, and you has won.
This subsequently won the lottery in the first and final category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of €315,210.00
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY.
In cash credited to file claims number: GE/2992MD/06.
This is from a total cash prize of €4,926,480.00
FOUR MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX
THOUSAND ,FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EUROS ONLY .
Shared among eight international winners in this category.
Congratulations!!!!!!!
In the Third and final catigories of which your email address,
Is attached to Ref Nº: ESP/WIN/008/05/MA &
Batch Nº: EURO/606/09. Serial Nº: 45407.
The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list.
Of 500,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies .
Picked by an advanced automated random online
selection from the web,no tickets were sold.
Due to mixed up of names and addresses,
we ask that you to keep this award out from public notice .
Until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming.
Or unwarranted taking advantage of the claims by other participants
For your claim please contact the below agent for immediate process.

Your claim.Contact: MR SILVER GOMEZ (Your Assigned Agent)
Tel: +34.634.104.632 :Fax: +3 4.918.294.123
Email: pacificsal@comerciales.es
PACIFIC SECURITY & PARCEL SERVICE S.A.
NOTE: All prize money must be claimed not later than 10 th of,
Oct 2009,after this date, the funds will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA
as unclaimed fund.In order to avoid unnecessary delay,
And complications,please remember to quote your reference number and,
batch number in every of your correspondence with your claim agent.
Include your: Phone number: Your Name.
Congratulations once again and thanks

Best regards,
Dr.Maria Jose Puyor
Euro Million Coordinator

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