419 scam: "English Premier League" <celebrate@epl.com> YOUR AWARD.

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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")
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "leung.a@blumail.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "leung.a@blumail.org" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "English Premier League" <celebrate@epl.com>
Reply-To: leung.a@blumail.org
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 18:41:56 -0200
Subject: YOUR AWARD.

Dear Winner,

The Local Organizing Committee of the English Premier League is glad to
announce to the world the giving away of the sum of One MILLION DOLLARS to
100 lucky email addresses all over the world.

This promotion is in Appreciation of our International Support for the past
Soccer Events and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was
far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.

Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and
individual E-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one
of the lucky winners of $1,000,000.00 USD (One MILLION DOLLARS) among the
hundred email addresses chosen. In order to claim your prize, you will have
to fill the Form below, forward it to your claim agent: leung.a@blumail.org.

NAME: Dr Anthony Leung
ACROSS SECURITY FINANCE FIRM
BERKSHIRE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: leung.a@blumail.org

Then you will be informed by your agent/paying firm on how your funds
$1,000,000.00USD will be delivered to you.

We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/Contributors of this
program: Heineken, Sony, master card, Vodafone, play station, Ford For
payment, please do provide us with the following information’s And send to
our Agent via

NAME:.........................
AGE:………………………………
SEX:..........................
ADDRESS:......................
POSTAL CODE: .................
EMAIL:........................
MOBILE TELEPHONE.:............
OCCUPATION:...................
COUNTRY:......................
BANK NAME.....................
BANK ADDRESS..................

Please you are advised to complete the form and forward to your agent to
enable the immediate transfer of your FUNDS which contains your won prize.
You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age. This E-
mail message (Including attachments, if any) is intended
for the use of the individual or identity to which it is addressed and may
contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential and
exempted from disclosure.

SIGN:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LOTTO,
COORDINATOR.

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