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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: "Eppw One International" <epplush@walla.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:47:07 -1100
Subject: NOTIFIED!!!

EPPW LOTTO ONE INTERNATIONAL EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM
Ref. Number: Q2X/341/283/2006
Batch Number: 3008609SW06
FROM:THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTO
AWARD EPPW ONE DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EPPW ONE Lotto Winners
International programs held on the 2rd October. 2006. 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 "A",
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 Eur
(One million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) which is the winning payout for
category "A" winners,

This is from the total prize shared each of 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. Malton Duke
Processing Claims Manager,
Eppw One International Programm
11 Diamond Street Off Great Western,
M14 09T London, United Kingdom.
Tel: 00 44 778 538 6387
Fax: 00 44 871 715 8422
Email: eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net


Best Regards.
Mrs. Wright Ferguson Cloud.
Eppw Int'l Lotto One Program,
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
www.europw.com



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