419 scam: "Mrs.Clara Michaels"<europeanlotteryguild@rocketmail.com> From Mrs.Clara Michaels!

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- +31684889120 (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.
- euroyohanvanmilliondijk@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Clara Michaels" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <euroyohanvanmilliondijk@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:39:53 +0200
Subject: From Mrs.Clara Michaels!

REF Number: EU/306-730-08,
BATCH No: EU/29201643/710.

ATTN: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!

We happily announce to you the draw of the Sweepstakes promotion organized by Euro Million held on the
11th of June 2014 in the Netherlands.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 46939 with Serial
number 110382/27 drew the lucky numbers: 1-6-4-0-8-2-2-9-3, which subsequently won you the lottery in
the B category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €750,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS in cash credited to file EUP/9080118308/02/TCA.

This lottery is a promotional program by Euro Million , (Biggest lottery Organization in Europe) to advertise to
the world its existence. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
50,000 companies and 2,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world, as part of our
promotionional program,This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands
Gaming Control Board to complete the claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal
representation so winners will be referred to our Regional Director to assist in this process. Winners are to
cover the legal charges for the notarization of the claim forms and the acquisition of the certificate of award
not EURO MILLION.

To file for your claim, please contact our Regional Office with the details below for processing and release
of your winning.
***********************************************************
MR. YOHAN VAN DIJK.
TELEPHONE: +31-684-889-120
Reply Email: euroyohanvanmilliondijk@aol.com
EURO MILLION REDEMPTION CENTRE, AMSTERDAM.THE NETHERLANDS.
***********************************************************

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, provide the following when replying:
Name:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Tel number:

Congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours truly,
Mrs .Clara Michaels.

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