419 scam: "EuroMillions Lottery"<euromilliondraw@rocketmail.com> CONGRATULATION!!! YOU 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:

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:
- ",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)
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: "EuroMillions Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euromillionsdraw@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:46:46 +0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOU WON..

Dear Lucky Winner {Email ID Owner},

Your email ID. have won the sum of EURO €6,500,000.00 in the on going EuroMillions Lottery Draw 2012.

Your Email address was attached with a ticket number of 5 balls and 2 star which are: BALLS (7) (27) (30) (40) (43) STARS (08) (09) Jackpot of EURO €78,000,000.00 on the online draws played on the 1st of February, 2012 to be shared with 50 lucky winners and your email ID ticket number was among the 12 lucky winners selected on Wednesday 1st February with your winning details are stated below;

Serial Number: AE739536

Batch Number: EU10872004

Lottery Draw Date:02/1/2012

Reference Number: MBD404320

Winner No: 4

Security Code: D15365AE

Note that your winning prize payment falls within Asia/Mid-East Payment Zone. To receive your winnings fund payment from the Asia/Mid-East Payment Zone, please contact the Winnings Prize Payment Director; LOUIS ALFRED via Email: louisafredo@globomail.com with your above winning details and your information as listed below on how to claims your winning prize fund:

First Name:

Last Name:

Age:

Marital Status:

Occupation:

Country:

Residential Address:

Mobile Number:

Few words on how you would spend your winnings:

Please contact the Winnings Prize Payment Director; LOUIS ALFRED via Email: louisafredo@globomail.com with your details stated above for your urgent winnings prize payment immediately.

Congratulations once again!

Best Regards

Mrs. Faridah Bashirah

Promotion Co-ordinator

EuroMillions Lottery Draw Promotions

http://www.euro-millions.com/results.asp

(c) 2012 Copyright.

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