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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: <allanteresa1@atlas.cz>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:11:34 +0200
Subject: EURO AFRO AMERICA LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS


EURO  AFRO AMERICA LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:

 

Customer Service
P O BOX 1010

LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
Batch: 14/211/0374 
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02

 

                         WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the Euro Afro America Lottery International programs held in London for the month of May 2010. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03. 08. 25. 29. 31. 43. [23] Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of &pound; 946,000.00(Nine hundred and Forty Six thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of &pound; M124, 872,000(One Hundred and Twenty Four Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand Pounds, shared amongst the first (132) lucky winners in this category. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Euro Afro America Lottery. The estimated &pound; M124, 872,000 jackpots would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the &pound;363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions’ predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in Johannesburg as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your &pound; 946,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Forty Six thousand, pounds) would be released to you by our affiliated bank in Johannesburg. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him,

 

BRIEF CLARIFICATION: The Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International program is held periodically to help encourage the worldwide usage of computer/internet as a tool of fast communication and learning. And hence email addresses were selected through computer balloting system from World Wide Website and extracted from over 100,000 companies and 500,000 individual email addresses. This promotion takes place annually and the program is co-sponsored by the United Kingdom National Lottery Board Liverpool in-collaborations with the MICROSFT COPORATIONS WORLD WIDE, owned by the American billionaire businessman Mr. Bill Gates.

 

For security reasons, your winning prize is now insured and has been deposited with our registered bank in South Africa. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

 

Overseas Claims Unit
Euro Afro America Lottery Verification Agent Officer, Johannesburg District
Contact Person: Mr. Mike Peter
Tel: +27-710 500 129   Fax: 27-780 001 151
Email:mikeofficeuk@blumail.org

KINDLY FILL OUT THE LOTTERY VERIFICATION DETAILS BELOW AND SEND TO MR.Mike Peter,LUCKY FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1. Full Name: _______________________________________
2.Address/State: ____________________________________  
3.ZipCode:_________________________________________
4.Sex:_____________________________________________

5.Age:_____________________________________________
6.Marital Status:_____________________________________
7.Occupation:_______________________________________
8.Company:_________________________________________
9.Position Held:______________________________________
10.E-MAIL Address:____________________________________
11.Tel No:____________________________________________
12.Lotto No:_____________Draw No:_____________________
13.Ticket No:_____________Serial No:____________________
14.Amount Won:______________________________________
15. Nationality:          ________________ __________________

16. Country of resident: ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ ____________



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our yearly promotional lottery winner.


 

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Allan Teresa
United Kingdom Zonal Co-ordinator.

International Program.

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