419 scam: Irish Lotto''< info@live.com> IRISH EMAIL LOTTERY 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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
- "irish lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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: Irish Lotto''< info@live.com>
Reply-To: irishdrawclaimcenter@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:38:53 +0530
Subject: IRISH EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD!

The Promotion Department Irish lottery Office 22 Garden Close, Stamford, Li=
ncs , PE9 2YP , London United Kingdom. DEAR LUCKY WINNER , This is to infor=
m you that your Email Address have won a prize money of Seven Hundred Thous=
and Great Britain Pound Sterling's (=A3700 000.00) from the Lottery promoti=
on which is organized by the Irish lottery Organisation.Held on January 201=
5. We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Irish Email Lottery, w=
hich was held earlier this year Your e-mail address attached to ballot free=
number:(050PR442-IRNLA) emerge as a winner of $700,000.00. (Seven Hundred =
Thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterling's This lucky draw came first in the =
4th Category of the Sweepstakes.This sweepstakes was conducted under the wa=
tchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. and electronic-ballot draw machine from ov=
er 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses). It i=
s a pleasure to make you understand the way you emerged a winner even witho=
ut purchasing a ticket. The Email Lottery is a strict computer machine ball=
ot draw where email addresses are selected randomly under the supervision o=
f some organised body Governed by the Irish Lottery Organisation with Email=
networks service providers around the WORLD. TO claim your prize kindly em=
ail your details below 1. Full Name: 2. Contact Address: 3. Age: 4. Email: =
5. House Mobile phone Number: 6. Martal Status: 7. Sex: 8. Occupation: 9. s=
tate To Irish Lottery Office United Kingdom Email; irishdrawclaimcenter@out=
look.com Best Regards, Sir Frank Morris The Irish Lottery Director

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