419 scam: "EURO MILLIONS PROMOTION" <info@euromillionspromotion.com> WIININGS

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- +447031742564 (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.
- dwaynep92@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONS PROMOTION" <info@euromillionspromotion.com>
Reply-To: dwaynep92@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:08:28 +0800
Subject: WIININGS

EURO MILLIONS PROMOTIONS
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
Ticket number:023-0148-790-459
Serial number:5368/05
Lucky number:30
Amount Won:¢G1,085,101

Dear Winner,

This is to officially inform you that your email address has been attach to
Euro Million Promotion, to confirm your winning amount please (CLICK)
¢G1,085,101 your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter and you
are to contact our Financial Controller for clearance. This lottery was
organized by an association of software manufacturers who came together from
all parts of the Europe including South Africa, Great Britain, Spain, the
Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host countries. All participants
were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we
extracted over 20, 000.00 companies and 3, 000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. To begin your lottery claim, kindly click
on your winning numbers Winning numbers and send it to your claim agent
below with the following details:

(1)Names(2)Address(3)Sex(4)Age(5)Phone(6)Occupation,(7)Country, please
contact your claims agent below that has been appointed for the processing of
your claim with the email address below:

Financial controller:
Mr. Patrick Dwayne
Phone: +447031742564
E-mail: dwaynep92@yahoo.co.uk

Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than 1
week (7 days) of their winning notification. Winners are to contacts us to
confirm their winning through the phone number displayed before sending an
email. This is done to avoid forgery and impersonation of winner? Information
and ticket number. This is also to inform winners that there are so many
email letters all over the internet faking to be real, so be warned!!! Note:
That you are to respond to all the necessary procedure involved in collecting
your prize, and if you are not interested in claiming your prize, you are
advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER indicating that you are not
interested in your winnings and that it should recycled for the oncoming
stake. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible. The online promotion lottery company is proudly
sponsored by a group of successful business men all over the world, Internet
draw is organized, because we want to encourage the use of Internet around
the globe effectively.

Yours faithfully,
MRS. VERONICA COLE
EURO MILLION BONANZA CYBER ANALYST
UNITED KINGDOM

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