419 scam: "EURO MILLION PROGRAMM"<awarddep@europe.org> 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:

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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "claim_departmentuk@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447035944119 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- claim.d@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLION PROGRAMM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claim_departmentuk@live.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 03:25:56 +0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION

EURO MILLION

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM.,

FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

Website: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk

PRIZE NOTIFICATION 2015

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the Ist of February, 2015 sponsored by Microsoft Company in conjunction with the EURO International Email Lottery Worldwide Promotion, your email address was among the 20 Lucky winners who won EUR€15,000,000.00 each on the EURO International Email Promotion programmed dated as stated above. This is from the total price of EUR€200 million (EUR€200,000,000.00) shared among the 20 lucky winners, you are therefore approved for a lump payment of EUR€15,000,000.00 Pounds.

However the results were released and declared on the 20th of February 2015, and your email address attached to ticket number 4500542188(TMPWAYZ20051), with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky number 3,8,13,22, 5, 0,27,41 and bonus number 12,your Reference Number:FLS433/453L/GMSA. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 35,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy to make sure the money reaches you. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Email Lottery Promotion is approved by the European Gaming Board and also Licensed by the Internation
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential and private until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim the prize money. This is part of our precautionary and security measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. In other to claim your EUR€15,000,000.00 winning prize, which has been approved on your name. Remember to indicate your reference Number (FLS433/453L/GMSA) to make sure the winning prize EUR€15,000,000.00 reaches you intact and complete.

However, you are required to fill the form below and send it to the online promotion manager for verification and approval of your winning fund.

FILL THE FORM BELOW;

NAME:.....................................

AGE:........................................

SEX:........................................

ADDRESS: (RESIDENT ADDRESS ONLY)...............................

YOUR OTHER EMAIL:....................................

PHONE:...................................

OCCUPATION:.........................

AMOUNT WON........................

COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are advice to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER UK OFFICE)

NAME: Dr. John Williams

TELEPHONE: +44 703 594 4119

EMAIL: claim.d@europe.com/claim_departmentuk@live.com

Address: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN, England UNITED KINGDOM.

WARNING !!

You are to keep all the winning information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.(this is important as a case of double claiming will not be entertained) Staff of the International Lottery program are not to partake in this Lottery. Accept my hearty congratulations once again! For being selected among the 20 lucky winners.

Yours faithfully,

MR.PAUL WILTON

(V.P FINANCE)

EURO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM.

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, Registered office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN, Registered in England and Wales No. 2822203

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