419 scam: Re: 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:
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: inquiry@euromillionslotto.eu
Date: 30 Sep 2020 01:12:40 +0300
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Euro-million Lotto
Head Office:
The World Lottery S.L.
Arch. Makarios III Ave 59,
Nicosia 1015, Cyprus.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dear Lucky Winner,

Your email address have won the Euro-million International Lotto Program (Online Internet Draw) of €935.470,00 (NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) NOTE: If you by error received this message in spam folder, please move it to your inbox so that it could enable you to always receive more newsletter and notification from us.

For claims, fill and forward the details to the claims agent via our email address and phone detail below for immediate payment:

Contact Agent: Dr. Christos Nicholas
Tel: +357 9994 2016
eMail: inquiry@euromillionslotto.eu

Fill and forward below details to him for processing:

FULL NAME:........................................
FULL ADDRESS:..................................
SEX:.......................................................
COUNTRY:...........................................
DATE OF BIRTH:..................................
OCCUPATION:.....................................
TELEPHONE OR MOBILE:..................

Yours Sincerely

Prof R. Isabelle
(Vice President)
Euro-million International

This e-mail is from The World Lottery S.L. Head Office CYPRUS and approved by the CYPRIOT Euro-million International Lottery, Arch. Makarios III Ave 59, Nicosia 1015, Cyprus.

Copyright © 2020 The World Lottery S.L. All rights reserved

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