419 scam: "CHRIS LUVREN"<infocc@mynet.com> LOTTO RESULT ( NOT A SPAM )

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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 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)
- "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)
- ",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)
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.
- lurz0@mynet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRIS LUVREN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lurz0@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 06:34:04 -0700
Subject: LOTTO RESULT ( NOT A SPAM )

Claim Ref No: UK/988/340/LN
Batch No: UK/0621-012/00927

Attn: Lotto Winner

RE: LOTTERY DRAW WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of Global Lottery International programs held on the 21th April, 2015. Your email address has been attached to Ticket number: 937 82094552 113 with Serial number 0026/011 drew the lucky numbers: 90-39-52-82-56-77, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £8,762,000.00 (Eight Million Seven Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand Pounds Only) in cash credited that is from total cash prize of £60,000,000 (Sixty Forty Million Pounds) shared among the lucky winners in this grand category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Global Lottery Draw. The estimated £115 million jackpots would be the sixth-biggest in Global lottery Draw history. The biggest was the 162 million Jackpots that went to three lucky winners in May 2010 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our EURO/AMERICAN/ASIAN booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £8,762,000.00 (Eight Million Seven Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand Pounds) would be released to you through our affiliate Payment Claim Center. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning amount to you as soon as you make contact with them. All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through computer electronic draw system and extracted from over 70,000 companies and individuals. This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your winning prize is transferred to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!!!
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed 30 days after the issued date of this notification and to avoid unnecessary delays and complications and to avoid unnecessary delays and complications; please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our contracted claim center.

You are advised to reply and confirm this winning notification by my email address: ( lurz0@mynet.com ) to enable us give you guide line on how to claim your winning prize through our Prize Claim Center.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Luvren C. Walter
(Lottery Draw Coordinator)
_______________________________________________________________________
The Global Lottery Draw Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Global Internet draw is held annually and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to take your chance to play and become part of our annual winners. Millions are won on annual basis on one of the world's most famous lottery draw service.

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