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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: rommes mollnes <millonesromes@web.de>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:52:49 +0100
Subject: ****You Have Won(euro winning prize)****




Information Department.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Euro Millones International has just concluded its final draws of it's periodical promotional program.An exclusive list of email addresses of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet with serial number TM/YR38J/DA drew the lucky numbers 52/658/95/AS and consequently won in the First Category.

No tickets were sold.Your email address emerged as among the winners in the silver stakes category"A" as email addresses were soughted, from a total number of 1,000,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions P rogram, only ten winners emerged i n this category and th erefor e e ach are to r eceive pa you ts of $987:000:00 (Nine Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand United State Dollars Only) .

However,every email address selected was accompanied by a reference and ticket number,after the cyber lotto selection, the below ticket and reference numbers emerged as one of the lucky winners in the above category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Batch No:LF/53/849/HU
Ticket No:UW/83/02/ED
Lucky No: 52/658/95/AS
Ref No: RJT/7438/LR
Serial No: TM/YR38J/DA

For your prize claim processing, we have employed the service of an lnternational Trust firm. They are to handle the transfer of your cash pri ze of $ 987:000:00 (Nine Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand United State Dollars Only) in line with our procedures and upon your directions.Your prize has been insured to its full value with your email address and will be transferred to you under their professional service.

Please contact the under-mentioned at our claims agent:

MR MARIO DAVID
OVERSEA AGENCIES
E-mail: overseaagencies@aim.com [mailto:overseaagencies@aim.com]
Tel : +34 662 042 476

In your best interest(s),you must contact within three weeks of receipt of this Correspondence the above mentioned Fiduciary Agents to handle all matters with regards to the legalization of your winning documents and also to register your name with the winning email address in the Municipal Court of Madrid which is in accordance with the Spanish Lottery Act.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

Sincerely,

Mrs Paola Garbal (Co-ordinator).

BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.




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