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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: mega bote <mega@megabote5.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:11:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Congratulations! Claim your award winning prize.


FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
EURO MILIONES LOTTERY
MADRID - SPAIN
www.loteria.com

Dear Beneficiary

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are please to inform you released announcement as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 17th of October due to the mixture of names and address the result was released
on the 20th October 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international email addresses. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in the Euro Millones Lottery Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of USD830, 590:00 (Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars Only).The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(I) Batch No: TTOW/1989/TAC
(ii) Ticket No: 777-312-009
(iii) Lucky No: 01-10-22-33-54
(iv) Ref No: WUMT/XX43/9000/LAES
(V) Serial No: MMUEU/U423/876
The Euro Millones Lottery Program draw is held once in a year and is organized and co - sponsored by Microsoft Corporation’s Chairman Bill Gates, Emir of Brunei, Queen Elizabeth II of England and Alfred Nobel Foundations Sweden, as part of their philanthropic contribution to the world development worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Your lottery ticket was bought by Pacific Bond and creditors, through the OVERSEAS SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY therefore 10%of your total winning prize money will be paid to them after your fund has been processed and transferred to you.

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Dr. COLLINS FENNIGAN (Foreign Service Manager)
HARMONY INSURANCE AGENCY
E-mail:harmonyagencies@netscape.net
TEL. +34 646-005 443

N.B: Steps to claiming your prize;
1. Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the agent.
2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance Certificate from the Court here in Madrid, Spain which is in accordance with the
European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery.

Please be aware that the paying bank will effect payment swiftly upon satisfactory report, verifications and validation provided by fiducial agent.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information Confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. Be informed that the deadline to claim your winning prize money is 30th
Nov, 2006.
Once again congratulations!!!
Best regards,
Mrs. Ann Lopez
Euro Millones Lottery

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