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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 Milliones Promotion Center." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sicsantander@luckymail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:59:15 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE WON 470, 000 EUROS

Dear Lucky Winner!!!

This is to notify you that your e-mail address was entered during the annual Euro Millions Lottery selection Draw and have won the sum of 470,000 euros.

You are to contact below claim officer for immediate process of your claim; Remember to quote these numbers below for verification.

REFERENCE NUMBER: ESP/WIN/008/02/10/MA
BATCH NUMBER: EURO/1007/444/606/10.

You should include Your Name, Sex, Age, Occupation, Nationality, Phone numbers.

Contact Mr. Antonio Guzman by email for claims:
Mr. Antonio Guzman (Claim Officer)Email: sicsantander@luckymail.com
Tel: +34-698-389-451

Best regards,
Mrs. Maria Jose.
Euro Milliones Team

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