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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:

Fraud email example:

From: merie miuok <mediclf@web.de>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:00:22 +0200
Subject: AWARD INTERNATIONAL






AWARD INTERNATIONAL
Loomis Spain, S.A.
C/ Retama,56 1th Floor
28045 Madrid, Spain.=20
Attn: Sir/ Madam.
We are pleased to inform you the result of the Online International Progra=
ms held on the 30th March 2008.
Your e-mail address attached to:Ref Number :LOTES/443/21/08/AZ,Batch No:SP=
NL/6578/SA/DA,Lucky
No: 76-08-95.23-444,Serial No:WXYZ/55621,Ticket No:Your e-mail.
Which consequently won a lump sum payout of Euros 680,000,(SIX Hundred and=
EIGHTY Thousand Euros).
All participants where selected through a computer ballot system, drawn on=
individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.
Your winning information has to be kept very confidential until your claim=
has been processed and your
Fund remitted to you,these policies have been put i n place to check previ=
ously experienced mishandling
and/or misappropriation of winner funds, we are obligated to act in line w=
ith these policies.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarra=
nted abuse of this program by
some participants and non participants.
As soon as your agent hears from you,they shall commence the process that =
will facilitate the release=20
of your fund to you.=20
Dr.Edward Fisher=20
Managing Director
Loomis Spain, S.A.
E-mail:online.info2@ozu.es
Note:The Validity period of the winnings is for 10 working days.
Sincerely yours, Mrs.Juliet Lorenzo
Online Co-coordinator.
=20


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