419 scam: EUROMILIONES ESPANA INTL <ola@yhaoo.com> FILE REF NUMBERS: MD/908/509528/SP.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (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)
- "powellgreen47@hotmail.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +34634139219 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: EUROMILIONES ESPANA INTL <ola@yhaoo.com>
Reply-To: powellgreen47@hotmail.es
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:56:51 -0600
Subject: FILE REF NUMBERS: MD/908/509528/SP.

EUROMILIONES ESPANA INTL
Desk of Approval/Game
Gaming Board Department
MADRID,SPAIN.

FILE REF NUMBERS: MD/908/509528/SP.
TICKET NO: BL8704/163/60.

!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International
Promotion Department of the EUROMILIONES INTL, wishes to congratulate you on
your success as one of the THREE LUCKY STAR PRIZE WINNER of 900,165.11
Euros (Nine hundred thousand, one hundred and sixty-five euros, eleven
cents only) of the EUROMILIONES lotto International Promotion (ELP) that
was held on the 28TH DECEMBER 2009, in Spain.

The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our
computerized email selection system from a database of over 1,000,000
individual and companies E-mail addresses drawn from all the continents
of the world which your email, was among the first THREE (3) lucky
winners. Your email address was attached to Lucky Number
(1-3-16-42-48-2-3), Your Reference number: MD/908/509528/SP and ticket No:
BL/8704/163/60.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out
prizes based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED
TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY
SELECTED AS A WINNER). You the beneficiary will be require to obtained a
VETT/APPROVAL DOCUMENT of your lucky WINNING EMAIL ADDRESSE to your FULL
NAMES, before your winning prize can be transferred to your designated
account of your choice. To immediately claim your prize, contact the
claim/paying agent on the telephone number & email below.

EURO CLAIM CENTRE
CONTACT PERSON. (MR. POWELL GREEN)
MADRID, SPAIN.
Tel: +34 634 139 219
Email :powellgreen47@hotmail.es

N.B: Terms and conditions to claiming your prize:
*********************************************************
(1). Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the
claim/paying agent above to enable the process of your winning. (2).
indicate your full names and address, Country, Contact telephone
numbers, mobile, fax number, occupation and your Lucky numbers and Reference
number to your claim/paying agent above.

3. Your winning Prize is not DEDUCTABLE until your winnings has been
processed, approved and transferred to you by your claim agent above.
Please, note that you the beneficiary will be require to obtained a
VETT/APPROVAL DOCUMENT of your lucky WINNING EMAIL ADDRESSE CHANGED to your
FULL NAMES, before your winning prize can be transferred to your
designated account of your choice by the claim/paying agent above.

The above claim/paying agent will assist you in the processing and
remittance of your winning prize to you. Also note that you are to contact
and process your winning prize not later than one week, after this date
if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will
be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

Please be informed that due to mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask you to
keep your winning Information confidential until your winning prize of
(900,165.11 Euro) has been processed and transferred to your designated
account of your choice; this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted
abuse of the programme by some participants.

We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Sincerely,

Mr Daniel Gonzalez
Online co-ordinator.

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