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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: euro.welfareremittance@rogers.com
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:54:14 +0300
Subject: =?utf-8?q?7th_July=2C_2014_-_=5BOngoing_Charity_Donation_Newsletter/Congr?=
=?utf-8?q?atulations_-_=C2=A32=2C500=2C000=2E00_GBP=5D__?=


We are pleased to inform on your cash donation of =A32,500,000.00 GBP the E=
uropean National Welfare Donation Committee has sanctioned your details to =
be approved for the ongoing donation organized by few honorable winners of =
the past Euro Millions Games. Due to recent illegal activities of imposter =
posing as the actual Euro Million winners, it has been banned by the Lord M=
ayor of London Mayor Boris Johnson that from hence forth lottery winners of=
great social firms are not permitted by law to make direct contact or dist=
ribute charity donations personally to other selected winners because this =
means has been abused by scammers to cheat numerous number of legal retired=
citizens. =

Due to these above reasons we the European National Welfare Scheme Committ=
ee are mandated under the UK law Act 263, of Welfare to communicate your wi=
nning amount of =A32,500,000.00 to you, which was donated to you by past ho=
norable Euro Millions Winners with major donation from Mr. Neil Trotter.
Furthermore as a lucky winner you are entitled to enroll one member of you=
r family or friend into the Auto Mechanic Game play solely organized by Nei=
l Trotter Auto Mechanic, Race Driver and current Euro Million Winner of =A3=
107,932,603.20. Please confirm the identity of your major donor on the BBC =
news/interview: =

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26627075
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6Ko1_k3erFw
Please activate your winnings by reconfirming these details: Full Name - S=
ex- Address =2013 Phone - Family Member Name. =

E-mail: euro.welfareremittance@rogers.com
Area Co-coordinator
Charity Donation Program
International Alert & Information=2019s Dept.
=A9 2014 UK European National Welfare Scheme.
=

=20

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