419 scam: MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER, <alzakharenk07@netscape.ne> FROM: MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- alzakharenk07@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER, <alzakharenk07@netscape.ne>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:18:21 +0200
Subject: FROM: MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER,

FROM: MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER,
EU LOTTERY ONLINE.
LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION,
WEBSITE: www.europw.com

MONTH OF JUNE LOTTERY,
WINNING NUMBER: EPW-11/221/001
OUR DEAR WINNER,
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU THE SUM OF (ONE MILLION ONE =
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) FROM EU LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION. THE WINNING =
TICKET WAS SELECTED FROM A DATA BASE OF INTERNET E-MAIL USERS, FROM WHICH =
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS CAME OUT AS THE WINNING COUPON.
WE THEREBY CONTACT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING AMOUNT QUICKLY AS THIS IS A =
MONTHLY LOTTERY. FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR WIN WILL RESULT INTO THE REVERSION OF =
THE WINNING SUM TO OUR FOLLOWING MONTH LOTTERY. (EXPIRING DATE, 20TH OF =
JUNE). PLEASE CONTACT OUR APPROVED AGENT FOR YOUR REGION WITH YOUR WINNING =
NUMBER.
EU LOTTERY ONLINE AGENCY.
MISS. LILLIAN LUZ.
DIRECTOR OF WINNING CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
TEL/FAX: +31-84-712-5346
E-MAIL: alzakharenk07@gawab.com
YOU ARE TO KEEP YOUR WINNING TO YOURSELF ONLY, TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM.
REGARDS,
MRS. ELIZABETH KUYPER.
DIRECTOR OF EU LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION.
WEBSITE: www.europw.com

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