419 scam: "LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH" <winners17@lotto.de> Lotto Win Notification

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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:
- ",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)
- ",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)
- "zurichmgtltds@mail.mn" (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.
- 00447024066941

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH" <winners17@lotto.de>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 06:28:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Lotto Win Notification

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LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH.
Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse 2.
DE-56073 Koblenz,
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany.

Your Reference : LRP/17-DE/1503
Batch number: LRP/10/17.

Congratulations!,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of the LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH Program. LOTTO
Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
70,000,000 e-mail addresses picked by an advanced automated random
computer ballot as part of our international promotions program which we
conduct every year.

You are hereby notified that your email identity has won EUR 2,500,000
(Two million five hundred thousand Euro) after our final email draws.
Your email ID was attached to serial number : 07-5693 and drew the winning
numbers; 30-32-24-12-31-17

You have therefore been accepted for a payout of EUR2,500,000 (Two million
five hundred thousand Euro) in cash credited to file (LRP/17-DE/1503).
This is from a total of eur50M (Fifty million E'uro) shared amongst the
first twenty (20) lucky winners in this category.

Please contact your assigned release manager, Mr. Walters Fehlman, of the
Paying insurance/finance company, through his email address below;

Mr. Walters Fehlman,
Zurich Financial Services Limited,
Professional and Risk Services Manager,
T'phone: 00447024066941.
Fax: 0044870 490 8013
Email: zurichmgtltds@mail.mn

for more information and release details.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, endeavor to quote
your reference (LRP/17-DE/1503) and batch numbers (LR/10/17) in every
correspondence with your agent.

Yours truly,
Mr. Hans-Peters Schossler,
Managing Director,
LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH.
Germany.

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