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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: MR TERA COLLY <europromolotto2@netscape.net>
Reply-To: europeanlotterycommission6@web2mail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:03:11 +0100
Subject: MRS TERA COLLY,CORDINATOR EUROPEAN LOTTERY WINNER


EUROPEAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.

EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY

This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the 1ST FEBRUARY, 2006 ,
by EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY.For the first time ever EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION have decided to celebrate it's 101 anniversery by awarding €1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS)
each to 20 lucky winners who were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies
and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
However, the results were released on 5TH FEBRUARY,2006 and your
email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won €1,000,000.00 each on
the 101 anniversery of the EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION, and your email
was attached to Ticket Number RR38844240 and Ballot number 00147.

In other to claim your €1,000,000.00 prize winning, which has been
deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form
below and send it to the Promotion manager of this Lottery commission for
verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of
€1,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favour.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.........................................
ADDRESS:................................
EMAIL:.....................................
PHONE:................................,,,,
OCCUPATION:..........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:..............................
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately
to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your
fund from the designated bank.
CONTACT NAME:Mr.MARTIN LOPEX (PROMOTIONS MANAGER)
Name: Mr MARTIN LOPEX
Phone #: 0034-620601591
E MAIL:europeanlotterycommission6@web2mail.com
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to disqualification.

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is
intended for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain Information that
is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted
from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified
that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited.

Yours faithfully,
MRS TERA COLLY

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