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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: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=AE_2010_Euro_Millions_Mega_Lottery?= <info@eurolottery.org>
Reply-To: skynett@omail.hu
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 00:35:50 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: RE: WINNING/CLAIMS NOTIFICATION OF
=?iso-8859-1?Q?=80_1.5Million_EURO?=




Dear Lucky Winner,

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Lucky Draw Numbers: 14-30-32-35-49
Credited file no.KTU/9023118308/03
Serial/Draw ticket number 5368/306
=================================

Your Email Address have just won the sum of €1.5 Million Euro in the Online
Euro Million Mega Lottery Game.Kindly contact our Delivery Courier Company
Immediately with your below winning informations for documemtation and
delivery of your winning cheque/certificate of €1.5 Million Euro. to
avoid delay...

SkyNet World Express
=============================
Mr. Eliot Gomez
E-mail:skynett@omail.hu
Tel No.: +(44)703 186 1287
=============================
Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Country:
Telephone:
Sex:
Age:

How Do You Feel As A Winner??? Excited....

Congratulations once more from members and staffs of this programme.

Yours Truly,
On-line Coordinator.
Euro Millions Lottery

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