419 scam: "Euro Million International Lottery Comission"<euro-million1@live.com> XMAS PROMOTION

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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)
- "info.vitalicoseguros@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "info.vitalicoseguros@gala.net" (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.
- +34699830824 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Million International Lottery Comission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.vitalicoseguros@gala.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:01:58 +0100
Subject: XMAS PROMOTION

Office in Spain: Avenida La Union A N0: 1-2, 28080 Madrid – Spain.
Contact Agent E-Mail: info.vitalicoseguros@gala.net
Contact Telephone No: + Tel. +34 699 830 824 / Fax: +34 911 820 388
Contact Person: Mr. Toni Rubio.
LUCKY WINNING NO: 3 8 15 34 38 46 52, REF NO: 2009#L03

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that your email address has been selected for a cash prize offer as registered member of Internet E-mail User on the 21st of October 2010. You have subsequently won the sum of €1,500,000.00.(One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) from the Swiss and Spanish Lottery Internet Promotions.

All participants were selected from worldwide websites through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent (Canada, Asia, Australia, United State, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania, as part of international "e-mail" promotions program, which is conducted annually for prominent ms -word users all over the world, and to encourage the use of internet and alleviate poverty worldwide.

As part of our security protocol you are to quote this security code XXX, REFERENCE NO: 2009#L03, Please Contact your claim agent in Spain, - Contact information as follows:
Name: Mr. Toni Rubio
Telephone No: +34 699 830 824, Fax: +34 911 820 388
E-Mail: info.vitalicoseguros@gala.net
Provide your Claim Agent with your Full Details in Capital Letters to enable him process your payment:

Full Name Surname/First:
Telephone Numbers:
Address/City:
Country Origin:
Occupation:
Company if any:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Email-Address:

Winners are advised to keep their winning information secret to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Congratulations once again!!!
Regards,
Mrs. Ruly Ashley (Announcement)

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