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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: <endof.yearprom1@virgilio.it>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:47:11 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: YOU ARE THE FORTUNATE WINNER OF THE YEAR!!!

YOU ARE THE FORTUNATE WINNER OF THE YEAR!!!

EUROPA END OF YEAR
COMPENSATION PROMOTION.
BOBLINGEN WEG 13
71135
STUTTGART
GERMANY.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR
EUROPA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:
EU/DE/NL/20/05.
BATCH:05/915/EUROPA.
ATTN:CEO

Dear Winner
We the
members and board of Europa End Of Year Compensation Promotion, wish to
congratulate and inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 25th November 2005. It is aimed at
compensating frequent internet users all over the World- Which has
boosted sales of Software & Hardware Materials, Mercedes Benz Products
& Expansion Of Various Lottery Companies. This is a mark of
appreciation for the continuous support and patronage of our customers
that have enhanced the reality of our dreams. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 6102159491-2301 with serial number 5210-178,
batch number 471029017, ref number 403855067 and drew lucky numbers 2-
15-20-23-31-49 which consequently won in the 1st category, you are
therefore entitle to be paid the sum of EUR 500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand Euros) payable via certified cheque or Bank transfer process.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential 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 250,000 companies and
17,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the
world. This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery
was promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers,
Daimler Chrysler Benz Company & Various Lottery companies in Europe. We
hope with part of your winning, you will take part in our next year EUR
1 Million international lottery. As you can see, there are rules and
regulations governing this claim and the country where it is held, does
not process claims of winner to avoid favoritism and you are required
to follow instructions of the claim agent whole-heartedly. For intsance
this year`s own was held in Germany to be process in The Netherlands
and Next year`s own will be in Italy to be process in Germany in
colaboration with the Soccer World-Cup hosted in Germany.

To file-in
for your claim, please contact the fiducial agent:
Mrs. Marion Steve
Euro Processing Trust Agency bv.
Email:europactc1@myway.com

Remember,
all winning must be claimed not later than 30th December 2005. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be returned as unclaim. Please note
that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, remember to
quote your reference number and drew lucky numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address or
rejection of claim, do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
your continuous support by browsing the net & making various
transactions via the internet- which has made this program a success.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 should request the assistance of
his/her parents or senior relatives to avoid the problem of entrusting
such huge fund into the hands of children-which may adversely affect
the society.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Dachma Hummel .
Lottery Co-
ordinator.
EUROPA END OF YEAR PROMOTION.

The information contained on
this message is confidential and is solely meant for the recipient. Any
unauthorise duplication of its context is highly prohibited. All rights
reserved.

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