419 scam: "Europw lottery International" <europwlottrpne@interfree.it> Award Approved!N: 'CONGRATULATIONS'PŒë¸"

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "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.
- eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net (Netscape; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Europw lottery International" <europwlottrpne@interfree.it>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:35:31 -1000
Subject: Award Approved!

EUROPW LOTTO PLUS ONE INTERNATIONAL EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM
Ref. Number: E3P/211/474/2005
Batch Number: 0151912NN82
FROM:THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTO
AWARD PLUS DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 5th December, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 07943582-2290 with serial number 1448232 drew lucky numbers 22-1-26-17
which consequently won in the 1st category "A", you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 Euros
(One million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) which is the winning payout for category "A" winners,This is from the total prize shared each
of the 5 international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS ones more!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep your winning information strickly from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,000,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the
world, names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions
Program. This promotional program takes place once a year. This lottery is promoted by the software and internet giant corporations to compensate some
few individuals with website and email addresses, Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon to file in for your claims, please contact your processing claims officer.

Mr. Milton Raymond
Processing Claims Manager,
Nieuwezijds, 152/A 1242
Voorburgwal-The Netherlands
Email: eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net
TEL: 00 31 642 575 648
FAX: 00 31 847 561 259
www.europw.com

Best Regards.
Mrs. Coker Garrett.
Europw Int'l Lotto Plus One Program.
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

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