419 scam: "EUROS LOTTO"<euroslott001@europe.com> HERZLICHEN GLÜCKWUNSCH !!!!!! Sie haben gewonnen

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "claimffice@live.nl" (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.
- +31616365456 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROS LOTTO" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:31:41 +0200
Subject: HERZLICHEN GLÜCKWUNSCH !!!!!! Sie haben gewonnen

EUROS LOTTO Promotionen.

http://www.euroslotto.net

AB: staatlich akkreditierte LICENSED Lotterie.

Lieber Sieger,

Wir freuen uns, dass Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse beigefügt informieren
Gewinnschein Nummer: 9002022KSMB wurde der Betrag von 1.000.000,00 gewonnen
Euro aus unserem wöchentlichen Euro Lotto Promotion statt am 4. September
2010, und die Ergebnisse heute veröffentlicht wurde 9. September 2010, haben Sie
daher genehmigt worden, um eine Gesamtsumme von EUR 1,000.00.00 (eine Forderung
Millionen Euro).

Alle Empfänger E-Mail Adressen wurden nach dem Zufallsprinzip ausgewählt aus über
100.000 Internet-Websites, Mini Mart Geschäften rund um den Cash-Rechnung
world.Be informiert, dass kein Ticket verkauft wurden,

Um Datei für die Bearbeitung und Freigabe Ihrer gewinnenden Summe von €
1,000,000.00 (eine Million Euro) empfehlen wir Ihnen umgehend
Kontaktieren Sie unseren akkreditierten Ansprüche Agenten mit den unten angegebenen Informationen:

***************************************
1.Agent Name: Isaac Mr. Wilson

2.Agent Email: claimffice@live.nl

3.Agent Tel: + 31 61 636 5456

4.Agent Fax: +31 84 731 5450
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Claims Anforderungen:

1.Vollständiger Name:

2.Adresse:

3.Age:

4.Sex:

5.Tel:

6.Occupation:

7.Country Wohnsitz:

8.Nationality:

9.Amount Won:

10. Email:
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Alle Gewinne müssen behauptet, nicht später als 14 Tage;

Herzlichen Glückwunsch noch einmal von allen Mitarbeitern und Vorstandsmitgliedern von EUROS
LOTTO COMPANY.

HERZLICHEN GLÜCKWUNSCH!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Mrs. Rosemary Anderson

Online-Koordinator

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