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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31616741806 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • europw_lotto@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • europwlotto@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • euro2000@verizonmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <infodpt@egix.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:47:02 -0400
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR

EUROPW LOTTO SWEEPSTAKE (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
INTERNET EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM),
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
KROPAAR STRAAT 34, 1032LA,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.         
Ref. Number: ELP/102/633/0606
Batch Number: 027/310-EU14
 
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE: ELP
 
Dear winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 16th July 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 1942896-9062 with serial number H001490 drew lucky numbers 11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00 Euros (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros)

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential 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. You will need to have your identification documents and claims form notarized by the fiduciary agent (below) before a magistrate or notary public in The Netherlands.

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, we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year EUR10 million  international lottery. 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 the company processing officer.
 
Mr. Rykaard Anthony,
Claims processing manager
EUROPW LOTTO PLUS
Email: europw_lotto@unionplus.net
Email: europwlotto@unionplus.net
Tel:  +31 616-741-806
Fax: +31 847-222-920
 
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff for being part of our promotional program.
 
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Sophie Pamela  Joachim.
Lottery Coordinator
EuroPW Lottery Program.
www.europw.com
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Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using Europw Lotto Plus Sweepstake addresses, but are not from The Europw Lotto Plus Sweepstake.PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: euro2000@verizonmail.com © 2006 Europw Lotto Plus Sweepstake. All rights reserved
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