419 scam: "UEFA EURO"<info@info.org> UEFA EURO 2016 ONLINE E-DRAW

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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.
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.
- eufa_dpt@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UEFA EURO"<info@info.org>
Reply-To: eufa_dpt@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:43:17 -0500
Subject: UEFA EURO 2016 ONLINE E-DRAW

UEFA EURO 2016 ONLINE E-DRAW

ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#1070) of the UEFA EURO 2016 ONLINE E-Draw, online Sweepstakes International program. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 1395752415- 750 with Serial number 1395/16 drew the lucky numbers: 06 17 26 58 34 bonus number 89, which subsequently happen to be among our lucky selected email address in the online draw in the 1st category i.e. match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £760,000.00(Seven hundred and sixty thousand great British Pounds) in cash credited to file ZXT/13957008932/16. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, individuals, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place once in a year.

For more details email our claim office for price claims along with your file number,
Full names:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
City:
Phone number:
Mr. Gabriel Wayne
Email: eufa_dpt@yahoo.co.uk
Website http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/draws/

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you send the required details. For security reasons, you`re advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of UEFA EURO 2016 Draw.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Thomas H. Price

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