419 scam: "Euro Lotto Promotion Company of Scotland." <claimsiftnfunds@hotmail.com> Ref: XYL /26510460037/10

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- claimslott09@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Lotto Promotion Company of Scotland." <claimsiftnfunds@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:01:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Ref: XYL /26510460037/10

Euro Lotto Promotion Company of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 8LP,
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/10
Batch: 24/00319/IZP
Winning number:PL/09788/60

Congratulations winner.

The Board of Directors and the International Promotion Department of Euro
Lotto Promotion Company in conjunction with the United Nations Development
Programme wish to gladly inform you that your email has won a prize money
of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings
(2,500,000) in our 2010 Online Euro Lotto Promotion Company (YEAR 2010
CRISIS SOLUTION PROGRAMME) .

This program is aimed to encourage the union and also help families with
the current Global crisis all over (Europe, American, Asia and Africa),
hence no ticket sold.

To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information
about yourself to the claims processing manager for verification &
direction. Do contact the processing manager with the below contact
information;
***************************************************************
Claims Processing Manager:Richard Moore
E-mail:claimslott09@hotmail.com
Contact Number:+448712370552
Payment and Release order Department.
***************************************************************
FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
AGE:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY:
HOW DO YOU FEEL TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS:

Disclosure & Disclaimer: I ...............................................
hereby declear that the above information is true and binding on me.If at
any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will
forfeit my rights to my winnings.Be further advised to maintain the
strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program.

Congratulations once again!.

Miss Anita C. Martin
Euro Lotto Promotion Company Online Co-ordinator

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