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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: "Mrs. Claudia Ivan" <annecolsweat3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Claudia Ivan" <paymetsremittance@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 13:00:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FRANCE 2016


From: Mrs. Cluadia Ivan,Zurich, 
Switzerland. 

Check for LOTTO 6/49: Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914                                                                      
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04  Batch No: Lotto 6/49: Winning No: 8880/ Bonus No: 22Serial number:44/421/2014 Draw Coupon: Match 6+B  

                                                                              CONGRATULATIONS!!! 

Congratulation Your E-Mail Address Have Won You €500,000.00 Euros, (Five Hundred Thousand Euros)This Promotion is for The 2016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP  to be hosted in France, Sponsored by FIFA & EUROPEAN FOOTBALL GOVERNING BODIES This is from a total cash prize of €50,000,000.00 Euros. (FIFTY MILLION EUROS) shared among the first One-Hundred Winners in this category worldwide. Please note that you’re lucky winning number falls within our Lottery West booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2016 European Football Championship (EURO) to be hosted in France, This is a platform initiated by the Fifa & European Football Governing Bodies To Create publicity and also to promote the Tournament Worldwide after the Recent Terrorist Attack in Magazine Company  “Charlie Hebdo” & Jews Supermarket Near Paris in France. This promotion is to demonstrate to the World and football lovers around the globe that France is still United regardless of the Recent Terrorist Attack. 


Hence your winning information must be kept secret to enable you participate in our subsequent games before the grand final in Paris (FRANCE). In view of this, your €500,000.00 Euros, (Five Hundred Thousand Euros) will be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank. Your agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.  

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal E-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!!!   To claim your prize, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information are as follow and provide him with the following information’s needed to process your winning prize. 


Full Names ……………..Age: .......................Sex: ...........................Residential Address: ......................Nationality: ………....................... Occupation: ....................................... Post held: ................................Tel(s): .................................................. Fax: ........................................ Winning number...........................Serial number ............................... Company name: ..........................  Amount on.................................. 

 DR. MARTIN LEO  Tel: + 44-770-0308-812Email: bmartinleo@hotmail.com

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