419 scam: "Euro Millions Lottery Promo"<mail@ikmmail.com> RE: PRIZE WINNING PAYMENT OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS (£35,500,000.00)

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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:
- "million pounds" (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!
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.
- euromillionslotterypromo_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Millions Lottery Promo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euromillionslotterypromo_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:19:45 -0800
Subject: RE: PRIZE WINNING PAYMENT OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS (£35,500,000.00)

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY PROMO UK

RE: PRIZE WINNING PAYMENT OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS (£35,500,000.00)

GB POUNDS)WINNING NUMBER: 9-14-99-74-17-10, SERIAL NUMBER: 951-091, TICKET NUMBER: 83953670967

Dear Lucky Winner

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery draw held on the 13th Dec.2013, your email address attached to ticket number 83953670967 with serial number 690-435 draw lucky numbers 9-14-99-74-17-10 which consequently won the 2ND category for a lump sum pay out of £35,500,000.00 (GB Pounds). The first Winner was Colin and Christine Weir, Europe's largest lottery winners by Euro Millions Lottery.They live in a Scottish seaside town. They have been married for 30 years, and they have two kids, plus a three-bedroom house, and now, £161 Million Pounds (about $260 million).

AGREEMENT

The Euro Millions Lottery and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) hereby Agrees, That the winning information written above are the original winning information as it was selected by the computer on 13th Dec.2013, And that the winner who these winning information has been sent to, will be paid the winning sum of £35,500,000.00 (GB Pounds). Note: all the second participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a complete ballot system drawn from over 25,000 companies and 50,000 individual email addresses from all search engine and website.This programs takes place every year and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Government Of UK, and other Corporate Organizations.This is to encourage the use of the Internet worldwide. For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep you winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double. As a result of too many

Name: Mr.James Adams

Email: euromillionslotterypromo_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Euro Millions Lottery Promo.

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