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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO PROMO" <lotto_2005@web.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:41:05 +0100
Subject: YOU WON

 

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake
Lottery,Headquarters:
1a-Bexon Court Carlton,
Nottingham shire,
NG4 1SQ Essex,
United Kingdom.
 

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/94-6OYI-04
Batch: 11/6/DC34 BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099


                WINNING NOTIFICATION:
   We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Dream Jumbo Sweepstake Lottery International programs,
held on the 25TH of JANUARY 2005.
  Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647 5600 5465 5188 with Serial
number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-47, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.
 
  You have therefore been appr! oved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually.Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02, would be released to you by our payment office in
europe.
 
  Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.  For securi! ty reasons, you are advised to keep your winning in formation
conf idential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
 
  This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please
be warned.
 
  To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

   NAME:DR. RITA JONES.
   Email: lotterypromo@consultant.com
  

  To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 1st March 2005.
 
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being pa! rt of our p! romotional lottery program.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Adrian Weil,
EURO-AFRO-AMERICAN-LOTTO Co-ordinator .

 


 



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