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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: SPANISH EURO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <euromillion212@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: infoeurolink@myway.com
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:51:56 +0200
Subject: SPANISH EURO LOTTERY


SPANISH EURO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
EMAIL PROMOTION AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
RE:EMAIL NOTIFICATION

Attn: Sir/Madam,
This is to officially notify you BY Email first of the result of
our (Software Email Lottery) Sweepstake draw, which was conducted on the 31St

day of August 2006. PROMOTION AWARD DEPT.This E-mail address attached to ticket
number 653-908-321-675 with serial mainnumber 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star
numbers 34-32-90-43-32.This E-mail address have won you our sweepstake
program in the free prize category. you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euro.(One Million Euro)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
attaches to payment file REF NO: PSFI-67/80/IPD.
We know of the surprises that follow such a notification message based on the
fact that you have not purchase a lottery ticket from us, but be informed
here that it was a promotional program from our software E-mail department in
promoting the benefit of the Internet usage.
These approved funds can be claim now by contacting This Clearing house.
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.
You can File for your claim now by contacting
DR.HUGO POLLO
(EUROLINK CLEARING HOUSE SPAIN)
CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ON TEL:0034-638-193-099
Email:infoeurolink@myway.com
Web Site:www.elch.com
Include your complete names, Mailing address, Telephone and Fax numbers,
Reference/Serial numbers and the amount won for the processing of the
winning entitlement. Be informed also that all funds not applied for
after the 30th day of your notification will be return back to us.You are not
to write back to this office Contact the above mentioned clearing house for
your claims.
Felicitation as we do expect you to make a better use of these funds.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,FELISHA JOSE
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged orotherwise protected
by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please
let us knowby reply it from your system; you should not copy it or disclose
its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Eurolink Clearing
Housey Spain may be monitored to ensure compliance with
internal policies and to protect your winning from the SPANISH International

Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our
usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official
business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

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