419 scam: Euro ML Claim Agent <euroml_claimagent03@yahoo.es> Award Release Order Form

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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 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.
- +34658261046 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro ML Claim Agent <euroml_claimagent03@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: euroml_claimagent@aliceadsl.fr
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:38:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Award Release Order Form

ATTENTION: WINNER, (REF: EML/886273-628/T5T4)

Attached to this e-mail is the Award Release Order
Form, you are therefore advised to complete and send
it back to this office via email attachment within the
next two working days.=20

This will enable the swift verification, processing
and transfer of your winning amount of
=80750.000.00cents (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Euros) into your account. =20

Congratulations once more, please be informed that
your total winning amount has been insured on your
name on a weekly-extended insurance premium.

Regards,
Ciro ALBERTO
Claim Processing Agent
Euro Millones Loteria S.A
TELEPHONE: +34-658-261-046

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LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.=20
Llamadas a fijos y m=F3viles desde 1 c=E9ntimo por minuto.=20
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