419 scam: BINGO LOTTO <earlynn_ryan@bellsouth.net> You Won 850,000.00Euros

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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.
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!

Fraud email example:

From: BINGO LOTTO <earlynn_ryan@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: bingoespana@topmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: You Won 850,000.00Euros

CLAIM NOTIFICATION
BINGO LOTTO PROMO COMPANY
MADRID-SPAIN.

Dear Winner,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Bingo Online Lotto Award We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros (850,000.00) Euros.

NOTE: To file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on the following email address:

Contact Person: Mr. Carlos Lorenzo
Email: bingoespana@topmail.com
TEL: 0034 672 851 616

Find below your Reference and Ticket numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with the claim department REFERENCE NUMBER: 2091/5256/09 AND TICKET NUMBER: 09/BGO/25907.

All winning must be claimed not later than 14days

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,

MRS.Earlynn Ryan
Director, Award Distribution Center

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