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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +44999967925
• 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.
  • millionaire_claims_inc1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO-MILLIONS LOTTERY" <info@euro-millions.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: millionaire_claims_inc1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:56:53 +0000
Subject: Lottery Winning Notification.

EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE DEPARTMENT
Http;//www.euro-millions.com

What is Euro Millions?
Euro Millions is a European lottery that takes place once a week, on Friday evening. Whereas national lotteries are generally limited to the residents of one particular country, the Euro Millions lottery pools the stakes of the participating European countries. This obviously makes the prizes a great deal larger than in national lotteries even in normal circumstances. But because the main prize pool is "rolled over" to the next draw if there is no jackpot winner, prizes can - after a few weeks without a winner - be as high as 50 million Euros.

The History of Euro Millions
The history of Euro Millions began in 1994. Originally, the idea had been to launch this new European Lottery at around the same time as a single European currency, but as often happens, bureaucracy, politics and other miscellaneous factors meant that the plan was delayed a number of times before coming to fruition some ten years later. The first Euro Millions draw took place on Friday 13th February 2004. Three major lottery organisers originally presented it: Camelot in the United Kingdom, the Francaise des Jeux in France and the Loterias y Apuestas des Estad in Spain. The first jackpot was worth 15 million Euros. The highest has been over euro 80,000,000!!

I want to inform you that the result of our computer draw dated 10/11/2006 selected e- number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drawn against your email address thereby winning you the lucky numbers: 14-21-27-30-36 with lucky stars (02), (03) confirmable from our website: <http://www.euro-millions.com/results.htm>, which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.5+1 star Category. This therefore leaves a claim to the sum of Euro 1,737,262 (One million, Seven Hundred and Thirty seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty Two Euro) in file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.5+1 star Category. This prize award is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your euro 1, 737,262 (One million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty Two Euro) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

MILLIONAIRE CLAIMS INCORPORATED
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. Steve Bruno.
Email: millionaire_claims_inc1@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 999 967 925

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Antonio Angelo
Regional Claims Supervisor
Euro-Millions Lottery

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