419 scam: EUROMILLION <eurojackpotpromo@yahoo.com.ph> 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:

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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- +34653493882 (Spain, 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.
- fina.seguros@mail.com (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: EUROMILLION <eurojackpotpromo@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: seguros-fina2000@europe.com
Date: 21 Mar 2013 20:50:47 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

2013 OFFICIAL LOTTERY

AWARD NOTIFICATION

ONLINE MAIL AWARDS CENTER MADRID SPAIN.

Avenida Francesc Cambo 21

Barcelona , 08003 Catalunya , Spain.

ATTN:

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Three Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty Euros Only(€3.950,350.00) for 2013 prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO,AOL & WINDOWS LIVE,MSN this 2013 YAHOO and MICRO SOFT collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online. among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers.Six people are selected every year to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the selected winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her settlement center.Yahoo prize award must be claimed no later than (28)days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. Stated below are your identification numbers. BATCH Nº: CCH/08/ACA-43658, REFERENCE Nº: 2008234522, These numbers fall within the Spanish Location file. you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in SPAIN (Dr ANTONIO MORENTES) and send your winning identification numbers to: FINA SECURITY COMPANY (fina.seguros@mail.com).

Bernardo Ginez Lascano Esq.

Calle Alfredo Marquer?e 24,

28029 Madrid , Spain.

TEL: +34-653-493-882

E-mail: fina.seguros@mail.com

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.

1. Full Name.

2. Country. Contact Address.

4. Telephone Number. Fax Number.

5. Your Date of birth. Sex.

6.Occupation.

7.Batch Number. Reference Number.

8.E-mail.

A copy of your passport or your driverslicense is needed while sending your information…

For security reasons,you advised to keep your winning information confidential

Till your claim is processed.

Regards

Mrs Maria Alfredo

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