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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 INTERNATIONAL" <eurosmillionpromo@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:45:44 +0200
Subject: Euros Promo News.

EURO-MILLION LOTTO NL,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
NUMBER: 449824510
www.lotto.nl

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

ATTENTION:Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON €1,000,000.00.

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
Second Category draws of THE LOTTO NL.PROMO INT.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged as a winner under the
First Category, which is part of our promotional draws.
The results of the draws have been officially announced .

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as
part of our International Promotions Program.

Your email address, attached to ticket number 049824589,with serial number
990-4289 and lucky number P-065377-H?22/a7 Number:
NM/BC921245/KY14 BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP consequently won in the First
Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump
sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout
for Category A winners. This is from a total cash prize of
10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Euros) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category. In your best interest to avoid mix up
of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire
details of your award strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program.
Please contact our paying bank immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and
Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your
correspondence with your paying bank. Also give them the following
information:
1.Name
2.Age
3.Address
4.Occupation
6.Telephone
Ticket and Serial Number:
Ref Number: NM/BC921245/KY14
BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. To begin your claims,
kindly contact the paying bank with the below information:
***********************************************
Bank Name:Direkt Bank
Contact person: Mr.Van Rob
International Remittance Officer
E-mail:direktbnnknl@ozu.es
Tel: +316 342 392 19
Fax: +318 471 194 36
***********************************************
NOTE: All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today if
unclaimed Congratulations once again from all our staffs,
and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Heleen Joris (Mrs.)

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