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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: national lotto <germanylottointernational2014@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:43:18 +0200
Subject: EURO MILLIONES GERMANY LOTTERY PROMOTIONS PROGRAM


*LOTERÍA INTERNACIONAL *

*Frobel str 36 Duisburg huchfeld´*

*37053 Germany*

*Tel/Fax: +4915213885800*






*ATTN: Beneficiary, *

* RE: FINAL AWARD PRIZE
WINNING ALERT NOTIFICATION *



*This is to inform you the release of EURO MILLIONES GERMANY LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on the 15th of July, 2014. Due to the mix up of
numbers and addresses, the results were released on the August 1st 2014 .
This program was organized by our marketing department to promote and
encourage international participation in our yearly high stake lotteries
and no ticket was sold out. Your name business address was entered as an
alternative number attached with Reference number: TB/77/555/000/1 with
Batch number: 02-3773 ESP drew the lucky numbers 6-10-32-33-41. Estella’s:
6-8, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved a lump sum payment of € 738.245,67 (SIVEN HUNDRED
AND THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FOURTYFIVE POINT SIXTYSEVEN CENT
ONLY) in cash shared among the (International winners in this category).
CONGRATULATIONS!!! *

*Your fund is now deposited with Sparkasse Bank and insured in your
company Address name. To avoid double claim, we ask that you keep your
winning award information strictly away from public notice, until your
claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is
part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program
by unscrupulous individuals. All participants were selected through a
telephone book directory system, drawn from (100.000) addresses & names
from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of our
International promotion program. We hope you’re lucky name will draw a
bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead. *

*To begin your lottery claim, please complete the payment processing form
attached to this letter with a copy of your identification to your claim
agent company and contact your claims agent immediately Mr. Arnold
Karlheinz the Foreign Service manager of ASSA ABLOY On Tel/* *Fax:
+49-*1522-7443-514
*Email: hiscoxinsurance@consultant.com <hiscoxinsurance@consultant.com>*

*For the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a
designated choice of yours .Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than 30th of August 1, 2014, 2014. Failure to make his or her claim
before this date, winning fund will be returned to the Ministerium
Wirtschaft as unclaimed fund. And also you are being informed that 10% of
your Winning belongs to ASSA ABLOY Company as part of their commission for
acting on your behalf. Three (3) certificates are to be issued to you by
the local government tax authority, ministry of finance and ministry of
interior and ministry of economy, to back up your winning. Your agent will
direct you further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank to
release your fund to the designated choice of yours. NOTE: In order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent
company. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your
claims agency company as soon as possible as the original copy of your
award letter has been forwarded to your agent company for security
purposes. Congratulations once again.*

*sign*

*Mr Berthold Dearg Ewart*

*(Visé Presidente International Prize Department) *

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