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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: henry@henrya.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:09:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATTN.WINNER


CLAIMS PROMOTION INFO

Euro Millions Lottery,
Gregorio Herrraez 15
Postcode 28042
Madrid-Spain

(i)the file Ref number: Ef/05673/EM
(ii)Result winning numbers:12-22-32-33-36 2-6
(iii)email ticket number:774/12/78
(iv)Batch Number 620-442-134-11
In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named organization held
on the 18 of Nov. 2006. It is my pleasure to inform you that your e-mail
address attached to the above ballot No came up in the third stake.
This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in
the third category with an allocated sum of 890.512,79 euro (Eight hundred and Ninty thousand, five hundred and twelve euro,seventy-nine cent)only in the open ballot device.
Be informed that all participants were selected from a random computing ballot system...
For immediate release of your cash prize, kindly contact our Paying Agent.

TRUST CLAIM AGENCY S.L
========================Mr. Antonio Lopez
C/Santander, 1 28088 Madrid-spain.
TEL:+34-628450461
TEL/FAX:+34-692487824
EMAIL TO:lotterymil@aim.com

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,note that not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed

Congratulations once again.
Yours Faithfully,
Raul Vicente
Coordinator
(Euro Millions Lottery)

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