419 scam: "EURO MILLIONES©"<admin@mingjie.net> RE:AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

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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 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)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
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.
- vitalicio.seguros@linuxmail.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONES©" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vitalicio-seguros@live.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:00:19 +0100
Subject: RE:AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

EUROMILLIONS LOTTO COMMISSION
Plaza Romano N°19 Planta 5
28011 Madrid, Spain.
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF N?: FT/4315682/11

RE:AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the EUROMILLIONS LOTTO result held on the 30th January 2011.Your EMAIL attached to the ticket number 8,19,28,32,46, 4-7 consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000.000.00 (ONE MILLION EURO ONLY) in cash credited to Millionaire Raffle: ZFG479495. This is from a total cash prize of €15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION EURO ONLY) shared among international winners in this category. Your fund is now deposited into the INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION account insured in your name.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot drawn from 25.000.000 names from Europe, Asia and America as part of our international promotions program which we conduct once every year.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, Don Manuel Quiroga, of VITALICIO SEGUROS .S.A. TEL: 0034 671 735253 FAX: 0034 917 903 992 Email: Vitalicio.Seguros@linuxmail.org for processing and remittance of your prize money.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference numbers in every of your correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Kindly send this following information to your agent to enable them start your claim process. YOUR FULNAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER SEX, AGE. Send it by fax or email to ITALICIO SEGUROS.S.A. On FAX: 0034 917 903 992 Email: Vitalicio.Seguros@linuxmail.org for the processing and claiming of the above winning.

Congratulations from all members of our staff.

Sincerely,
PEDRO GOMEZ CAMACHO
(VICE PRESIDENT)
Copyright (c) 1994-2009 THE EUROMILLIONS LOTTO COMMISSION Inc.
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