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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: "mundofinancia@terra.es" <mundofinancia@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:26:57 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: EURO MILLION/MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY EMAIL RESULT





EURO MILLION/MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY. =20

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The Euromillion/Microsoft Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

06/07/07
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref.No:919347/881-5
Batch:3566411921-0TA/04
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Dear Lucky Winner,
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Congratulations as we happily announce to you today that the draw.










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Of the EUROMILLION/MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes Internatio=
nal program held in 4th july in London. Your e-mail address attached to ti=
cket number: G276017-487 with Serial number 493-678 drew the lucky numbers:
[ 7-28-87-11-69-00 ]
The Bonus Ball [02], which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd cate=
gory i.e, matches 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a=
total sum of USD 500,000 (five hundred thousand dollars) credited to file =
nos KTU/9023118668/03. This is from a total cash prize of USD 500,000 ( fiv=
e hundred thousand dollars) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners=
in this category i.e Match 4 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World W=
ide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100 Mill=
ion Email addresses of unions, associations and corporate bodies that are l=
isted online. This promotion takes place once in a year. Please note that y=
our lucky winning number falls within our U booklet representative office i=
n London as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, Your USD 500,0=
00( five hundred thousand dollars) would be released to you by any of our p=
ayment offices here in Europe. Our Spain agent will immediately commence t=
he process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact h=
im. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information =
confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you i=
n whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwa=
rranted abuse of this program, Be warned ! !.=20
To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent with the verificat=
ion form below:
Overseas Claims Unit
Spain Fiduciary Agent for EUROMILLION/MICROSOFT PROMOTIONS.
Name: MR.SPENCER DAULPHINE ALVAREZ From Madrid,Spain.
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Mr. luis douglas Spencer .
Tel: + (34) 671264193. FAX 940464058
Email..mundocredit@yahoo.es
KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO HI=
M:
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:...................................
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CONTACT ADDRESS:...........................................
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CITY/STATE:................................................................=
........
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COUNTRY:...................................................................=
.........
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NATIONALITY:...............................................................=
....
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SEX:.......................AGE:............................................=
...........
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MARITAL STATUS: ...........................................................
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TEL NO: ............................FAX:..................................=
........
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E_MAIL ADDRESS:............................................................
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NEXT OF KIN: .............................................................=
.......
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MONTHLY INCOME: (OPTIONAL)................................
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OCCUPATION: ...............................................................=
.....
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AMOUNT WON:................................................................=
....
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REFENCE NO:................ BATCH NO: .............................
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LUCKY NO:.................. TICKET NO :................................
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SERIAL NO:................... LOTTERY DATE: ...................
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Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release o=
f your funds as soon as you contact him on the email and telephone numbers =
stated above. You may wish to establish contact with him via e-mail with th=
e particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to thi=
s letter. All Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confident=
iality, and press anonymity until the end of the proceedings, and beyond wh=
ere they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of c=
onfidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associat=
ed with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary and security m=
easures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.=20
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PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT DIRECTLY B=
Y E-Mail: mundocredit@yahoo.es=20
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Yours Faithfully,=20
Mrs. Sandra Mark=20

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Mrs. Sandra Mark
Online coordinator for MICROSOFT UK ON-LINE PROMOTIONS.=20
Sweepstakes International Program.=20
Copyright =C2=A9 1994-2007 The Euromillion/Micro Soft Online Lottery Inc.=
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All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines









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