419 scam: EuroMillions Lottery<noreply@koyuncuoglu.com.tr> OFFICIAL WINNING 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:

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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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 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.
- andrewpaul.office@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EuroMillions Lottery<noreply@koyuncuoglu.com.tr>
Reply-To: andrewpaul.office@gmail.com
Date: 25 Aug 2022 17:35:16 +0100
Subject: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.

OFFICIAL NOTICE
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SEAT
The EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD

&n bsp; OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION online Sweepstakes International program held on 5th of June, 2022 in ATHENS GREECE. Your e-mail address attached to batch number: EML/005/222/GR with Serial number 222218173/209 drew the winning numbers: 04 . 30 . 23 . 28 . 11 Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim the prize of a cashable cheque worth the total sum €1,906,315.00 EUR. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a batch number and your email address with batch number: EML/005/222/GR and serial number: 222218173/209 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.

For you to collect your prize, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, Mr. Andrew Paul of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.

CLAIMS MANAGER: Mr.Andrew Paul

EMAIL: andrewpaul.office@gmail.com

VERIFICATION FORM:

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION:
10.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
11.) BATCH NUMBER:
12.) SERIAL NUMBER:

With best regards

Jose Perez-Martinez,
HEAD, ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
The Euro Millions LOTTERY PROMOTION.
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