419 scam: "EUROS LOTTO"<elotto@europe.com> YOU HAVE WON!!! CONGRATULATIONS

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
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.
- +31620485538 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- postbk.international@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROS LOTTO" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:32:11 +0100
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!! CONGRATULATIONS

EURO LOTTO PROMOTIONS.

http://www.euroslotto.net

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded weekly final
draws of Euro Lotto International Lottery programs.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-
mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of ten
winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ticket Number:54866235
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number:26371545-LNI/2004

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
1,000.00.(ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) each from the total payout.
Your prize awards has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transfered to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the immediate claims processing and release of your prize
winnings you are advised to
immediately contact our accredited paying bank
the informatiom below:

---------------------------------------------
Post Bank International
Amsterdam-Netherlands.
Contact Person: Mr. Christian Felde
(Director Of Operation)
Tel: +31 62 048 5538
Fax: +31 84 731 5450
Email: postbk.international@post.com
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You are to furnish them with the following:

1.First Name:

2. Last Name:
3. Telephone:
4. Fax number:
5. Address:
6. Nationality:
7. Age:
8. Occupation:
9. Email Address:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially
your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double
claims will not be entertained).

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Julie Van Boer
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Euro Lotto International

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