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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 MILLIONS" <german.win@nationale-loterij.be>
Reply-To: crelanb-ank@outlook.be
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 20:13:59 +0200
Subject: EURO-MILLIONEN-GEWINNER

EURO MILLIONS
From: Mrs E. Van Steen (Lottery Co-ordinator)
Belgium
Website: http://www.euromillions.be/language


CONGRATULATIONS WINNER,


Your e-mail address attached to international reference number: 2896572
with board number: 92587449 BE was awarded €1,000,000.00 (One Million
Euro).


For immediate release of your cash prize contact our paying bank stated below,
always quote your winning numbers anytime you contact the bank for verification
purposes.


Send the following informations completely filled out to the e-mail address
of the paying bank stated below and call immediately:


(i) Full name:
(ii) Tel/Fax:
(iii) Contact Address:
(iv) Winning numbers: international reference number: 2896572, boardnumber: 92587449 BE
(v) Quote amount won: €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro)
(vi) Notification date: 13th, September, 2015
(vii) Awarded E-mail address:


Contact person: Account officer
E-mail: crelanb-ank@outlook.be
Tel: +32-489 200 151
Calling hours: 09:00 - 18:00, Monday-Friday

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