419 scam: "Euro Lottery Award Inc" <leesajanel@sbcglobal.net> YOUR E-MAIL ID HAVE WON!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
- "route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +447045770801 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- agenthupas@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Lottery Award Inc" <leesajanel@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: <agenthupas@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:17:17 +0100
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ID HAVE WON!!

Euro.Afro.Asia.sweepstakes lottery Headquarters: customer service 580 n. tenth streets Sacramento, Ca 85914 euro-Afro Asian sweepstakes Lottery an affiliate of found Money international arena complex Km 18 route De rufisque i.p.p Award dept. Amsterdam Holland. Dear Sir/Madam, Euro-Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery international programmed are pleased to inform you of the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Euro-Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery international programmed, which took place on the Month of 24th October 2010. This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using their email addresses for draws. This lotto draw is fully based on an electronics election of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web (WWW) sites. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189- 657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers 11 13 26 34 44 48 and bonus ball number 06 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have there for been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUND STERLING) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02. website: This is from the total cash prize of GBP£200,000,000.00 Million BRITISH, shared amongst the first Ten (10)lucky winners in this category.All participant were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe,Middle East,Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions programmed which is conducted annually. This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £1,000,000.00 will be released to you from the regional branch office in London-United Kingdom. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for £1.3 Billion international draw. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: CONTACT PERSON: MR.JOHN HUPAS TELEPHONE NO: +447-045-7708-01 FAX NUMBER: +447-0059-307-67 E-MAIL: agenthupas@gmail.com Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.Due to mix up of some numbers and names,ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip Congratulations once again on your winnings!!! Yours in service, Mrs. Lora Jones Executive Co-coordinator(Holland Lottery Inc)

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