419 scam: "SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL"<no-reply@euromillion.es> Attn a lump sum of €1,815,000.00 approved to you

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +34653549717 (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.
- infoperezkarl@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoocasoseguros@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:03:46 -0500
Subject: Attn a lump sum of €1,815,000.00 approved to you

ATTN: CH/0889/272/Y,
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of this year’s release of the SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM, held on the 02.Feb.2015. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, the results were later released on the 20 Feb 2015. Your name was entered as an alternative number attached to REF Nº: CH/0229/818/Y, with Batch Nº: EGS/2013-02SP drew the lucky numbers 4, 13, 21, 27, 36, 38,/ 45. Which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of €1,815,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred And Fifteen Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file REF Nº: CH/0229/818/Y. This is from a total cash prize of €30, 855, OOO.00 (Thirty Million Eight Hundred And Fifty Five Thousand Euros) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a bank and insured under your name. Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your award information strictly from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (Six Million) names from Asia, America, Africa, Europe and South Pacific, as part of our end of the year international promotion program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead.

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your agent, BARRISTER PEREZ KARL. ON Telf.: +34 653 549 717 .Fax: +34 951 560 033,Email: infoperezkarl@gmail.com for the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a designated bank account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed no later than 13th Apr, 2015. Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund. Three (3) certificates are to be issued to you by the Local Government Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Interior, to back up your winning. Your agent will direct you further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank to release your fund to the designated account of your choice.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent company. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent company as soon as possible. Congratulations once again

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