419 scam: "EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY"<interdes@sutiamadrid.nom.es> CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE JUST WON 515,810 EUROS IN EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "ocasoseguridad@luckymail.com" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ocasoseguridad@aol.es>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:17:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE JUST WON 515,810 EUROS IN EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL LOTTERY PROGRAM

SPANISH EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
C/ Lambllia frente 4 planta #26 ,
22476, MADRID, SPAIN.
30-07-2010

Attn: Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you the final result on our EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. This result was initially delayed due to mix up of email
addresses, the results were finally released on 29th July 2010.

your email address attached to TICKET NUMBERS : 21200560 with LUCKY NUMBERS :
41-6-76-13-45-8 which drew the BATCH NUMBER: EURO/1007/444/606/08 and WINNING REFERENCE
NUMBER: ESP/WIN/008/05/10/MA, which consequently won you the lottery in the
Second category of the year 2010. NO TICKET WAS SOLD.

You are therefore approved for a lump sum payment of 515,810 Euros (Five Hundred
and Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten Euros only) in cash. This is from a total
cash prize of 4,642,290 Euros (Four million six hundred and forty two Thousand, two
Hundred and ninety Euros Only) Shared among the nine international winners in this
category.

To avoid unnecessary delays on your winning prize, you are to contact the
appointed agent directly for the immediate release of your winnings fund with the below details.

TICKTET NUMBERS : 21200560
LUCKY NUMBERS : 41-6-76-13-45-8
BATCH NUMBER: EURO/1007/444/606/08
WINNING REFERENCE NUMBER: ESP/WIN/008/05/10/MA

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Telephone Number:
3) Your Mobile Number
4) Fax Number (If available)

OCASO SEGURIDAD ESPANA S.A.
MR. MARIANO FERNANDEZ BERMEJOU
TEL: 00346,031,25674
Email: ocasoseguridad@luckymail.com

Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Mrs. Paulina Domin Hanna (Lottery co-ordinator)
Spanish Euro Million International Lottery Commission.

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