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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: "Euro winner 2009"<christinalcarlo@terra.es>
Reply-To: <apextrustagencye@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:13:00 +0200
Subject: Glückwünsche ........

Glückwünsche

Attn User!

Dies wird Sie darüber informieren, dass diese E-Mail-Adresse eingegeben wurde während der Paypal
Europäische Auswahl Draw und hat die Summe von $ 950.000.00 (neunzehnhundertvierundfünfzig
nur tausend Dollar). Für die Forderung wenden Sie sich bitte an die unten für sofortiger Prozess der Forderung; Rememebr zitieren
diese Zahlen unten für die Überprüfung durch die Gesellschaft. REF: PP-21180-ES und CHARGENBEZEICHNUNG:
PP-245-44 sollten Sie Ihren Namen, Adresse, Geschlecht, Alter, Beruf, Staatsangehörigkeit, Telefonnummer

Firma: APEX ASEGUROS S.A
E-Mail: apextrustagencye@aim.com
Dr. Alexandra Bürgermeister (Anspruch Direktor)
Tel: Tel: +34 634 162 345
BANCA SEGUROS S.A

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Dr.Maria Jose Muyor
Paypal Europa-Koordinator

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