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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: "Euro Promo" <euro.promo007@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agent_claimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 01:30:29 -0700
Subject: Reference Number: LRP/19-DE/9317


[image: EuroMillions UK and National Lottery UK - play online with
e-lottery syndicate!] <http://euro-lottery.websk.net/vwd-syndicate.htm>



EURO MILLION
E-LOTTERY

Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse2
DE-56073
Koblenz,
9XF
Germany.
Reference Number: LRP/19-DE/9317
Batch: LRP/06/41

DEAR WINNER,

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the results of the
EURO MILLION E-LOTTERY held on the 07/05/2007, You were entered as dependent
clients with: Reference Number: LRP/19-DE/9317 and Batch number:
LRP/06/41.Your email address attached to the Ticket
number: 23-26-32-41-45-03-07 drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the sweepstake in the first category, You have been
approved for a payment of 1,000,000 Euro (ONE MILLION EURO). Please contact
the fiduciary agent whose details are stated below to begin the processing
of your claim. Once again congratulation from the entire staffs of Euro
Million E-lottery.

CONTACT;
Sir. Billy Moore
Foreign Services Manager,
Email: agent_claimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk


Yours Sincerely,
MS GLORIA EDWARDS
(Lottery Coordinator/Director)
EURO MILLION E-LOTTERY

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