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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: "europw lottery" <eupnalove@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:35:13 +1000
Subject: Winner Approved!

EUROPW LOTTO PLUS ONE INTERNATIONAL EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM
Ref. Number: E3P/211/474/2005
Batch Number: 013251912NN82
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
COORDINATOR, PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 17th October, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 07943582-2290 with serial number 1448232 drew lucky numbers 22-1-26-17
which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 Euros
(One million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) This is from the total prize shared among the 5 international winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS ones more!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information
strickly from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 10,000,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world, names from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program. This promotional program
takes place once a year. This lottery is promoted by the software and internet giant corporations to compensate some few individuals with website
and email addresses, Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your play coupon to file in for your claims, please contact your processing claims officer.

Mr. Milton Raymond
Processing Claims Manager,
Nieuwezijds, 152/A 1242
Voorburgwal-The Netherlands
Email: eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net
TEL: 00 31 617 624 063
FAX: 00 31 847 561 259
www.europw.com


Best Regards.
Mrs. Coker Garrett.
Europw National/Int'l Lottery Program.
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

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