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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 MEGA JACKPORT ESPANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inquirescentre@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:48:26 +0200
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL

EURO MEGA JACKPORT ESPANA INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE
UNITED KINGDOM. LONDON/MADRID SPAIN
BANK OF ENGLAND/MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON.
DIRECTOR: MR. WALTERS MARTINEZ

REF NO: TMZ-2ZE-798846.
MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 3221027
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM/MADRID SPAIN

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY 'B' DRAWS

Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 16th, February 2009. Your company or your personal e-mail address, won in the second lottery category 002.You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay of €1,800,000.00 ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS. Equivalent to ($2.370, 000.05) Two Million, three Hundred and Seventy Five thousand Five Cent US Dollars. In cash Credited to file REF NO: TMZ-2ZE-798846 and MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 3221027, You are the second lucky winner of the total winners of 10.


You all won €1.800.000.00, million Euros each. All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of emails all over the World, and to promote the use of Microsoft Office. Your funds (certified Cashiers cheque) have been insured with your REF NO: TMZ-2ZE-798846. To claim your winning prize (€1.8,million Euros), you must first, contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor is:


File/Claims Officer
Mr. Walters Martinez
Financier Director,
Tel: +34-671-489-313
Fax: +34-911-518-488
Email:- inquirescentre@aim.com



Endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (REF NO: TMZ-2ZE-798846) in all your correspondence with Mr. Walters Martinez Please note that this MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS are administered by a USA Bank and therefore subject to USA Banking Laws. You are by all means advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have collected your donation, this is to avoid double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties on cash grant donation. Please furnish with the following information’s.


On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations!!!


Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Tamara Lopez
Promotion Director

Online cordinator@Action-Aid, Spain


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