419 scam: "EuroMillions Netherlands" <test@kiri.or.kr> EuroMillions Results.NL

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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:
- "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.
- +31684351784 (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.
- edwardhendrickeu@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EuroMillions Netherlands" <test@kiri.or.kr>
Reply-To: edwardhendrickeu@aol.com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:46:25 -0400
Subject: EuroMillions Results.NL

Dear Winner,

The board of directors members of staff wishes to congratulate you this month in our Euro Million Promotion Netherlands, After a computer spin ball in which e-mail addresses from Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, United States, Canada, South America and Arab,

Your email address has won you 750,000,00 euro's ( Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros), from Online Lotto, all the E-mail addresses were selected from a data base of internet e-mail users,from which your e-mail address came out as the winning coupon.

Be informed that your email address was among the emails which were submitted to us by the Google, Inc as a web user from a database of over one million email addresses.

Please note that your Euro Million wins falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe ( Netherlands) as indicated in our play coupon.This promotion is proudly sponsored by the Lottery Gaming Board

If you have received our email, kindly send us the below details so that we can authentic your information for verification purpose stating your receipt of this notification to facilitate the transfer of your 750,000,00 euro's ( Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) in your name or direct our paying bank to effect the transfer of the funds to your designated bank account in your own country.

Mr. Edward Hendrick (Accredited Claims Agent Netherlands)
Constant Contact: +31-684-351-784
Accredited Department email: edwardhendrickeu@aol.com

Authentic Your Information
1. Full Name:
2. Age:
3. Sex:
4. Marital Status:
5. Address:
6. Occupation:
7. Country of Resident:
8. Nationality:
9. Phone:
10. Fax Number:

Thanks for been part in our Euro Million Promotion program. We wish you the best of lucky as you spend your good fortune. Please keep all your information from public notice in order to avoid an Independent doctrine of double claim as any breach of confidentiality of your winnings will result to disqualification.

Sincerely,
David Herman Van Seiler
lottery gaming board Nederland's

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