419 scam: "EURO MILLION"<BRITISHONLINE@BRITISHONLINE.COM> respond

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",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)
- "katenorwood1@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "katenorwood1@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447011139093 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <katenorwood1@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:51:35 -0800
Subject: respond

You have won one million british pounds check the attached file for more details.From The UK National Lottery
Office Address: 61-70 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR
Tel: +44-701-113-9093 Fax: +44-844-774-2270
Contact Agent: Mrs. Kate Norwood E-mail: katenorwood1@gala.net

REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: 2009MARL#L03
WINNER NO: 5

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you that your emails/company address has been selected for a cash prize offer as registered member of Internet E-mail user. You have subsequently won the sum of One Million British Pounds [£1,000,000.00] from the UK National Lottery international email promotion.

All participants were selected from worldwide websites through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent (Canada, Asia, Australia, United state, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania, as part of international "e-mail" promotions program, which is conducted annually for prominent ms -word users all over the world, and to encourage the use of internet and alleviate poverty worldwide

As part of our security protocol you are to quote this security code MSW/MAR/XX09,
REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937, BATCH NO: 2009MARL#L03 to your claiming agent.
(Regarding the process to transfer your prize, kindly contact your claim agent immediately with bellow information:.
Contact Claim Agent: Mrs. Kate Norwood E-mail: katenorwood1@gala.net

Tel: +44-701-113-9093 Fax: +44-844-774-2270
Provide us with your full details for your payment
Full Name Surname/First:
Telephone Number:
Address/City:
Country Origin:
Occupation:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Email:
Endeavor to call or email the agency your full details such as your winning information.
If you do not contact your claims (AGENT) within 72 hours of this notification, your winning could be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning information secret to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Congratulations once again!!!
Regards,
Mrs. Patricia Barry (Announcement)
----------------------------
Mr. Gordon Brown (PM)
Mr. Evans Cooper [Director].

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