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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: "Euromillion loteria" <Eulotto07@aol.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:07:40 +0800
Subject: Congratulation !! you are a winner

Euromillion loteria Espanol Award 2007.
Paseo De La castellana
15-89, 28008 Madrid.
Spain ,Branch.
Ref.No:919347/881-5
Batch:3566411921-0TA/04
Dear Lucky Winner,
Congratulations as we happily announce to you today that the draw Of
the
Euromillion loteria Espanol, online Sweepstakes International
program
held in September 05 2007 in Europe. Your e-mail address attached to ticket

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
category i.e, matches 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of USD 700,000.00 (Seven hundred thousand dollars)
credited to file nos KTU/9023118668/03. This is from a total cash prize
of
USD 700,000.00 (Seven 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
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100
Million Email addresses of unions, associations and corporate bodies
that
are listed online. This promotion takes place once in a year. Please
note
that your lucky winning number falls within our U booklet
representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
Your
USD 700,000.00 (Seven hundred thousand dollars) would be released to
you by
any of our payment offices here in Europe. Our agent will
immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
you
contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential until your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program, Be warned ! !.
To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent with the
verification form below:
Fiduciary Agent for EUROMILLION LOTERIA ESPANOL PROMOTIONS.
Mr. Larry Edward.
Email: accreditedagent07@mail2world.com
KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW AND SEND IT
TO
HIM:
=====================================================
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:...................................
CONTACT ADDRESS:...........................................
CITY/STATE:................................................................
......
COUNTRY:...................................................................
.......
NATIONALITY:...............................................................
..
SEX:.......................AGE:............................................
.........
MARITAL STATUS:
..........................................................
TEL NO:
...........................FAX:..................................
......
E_MAIL
ADDRESS:............................................................
NEXT OF KIN:
............................................................
.....
MONTHLY INCOME: (OPTIONAL)................................
OCCUPATION:
..............................................................
...
AMOUNT
WON:................................................................
..
REFENCE NO:................ BATCH NO: .............................
LUCKY NO:.................. TICKET NO
:................................
SERIAL NO:................... LOTTERY DATE: ...................
=======================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release
of 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 the
particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to
this
letter. All Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of the proceedings,
and
beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the
strictest
level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent
problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
and
security measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this
program.
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
DIRECTLY
BY E-Mail: accreditedagent07@mail2world.com
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the EUROMILLION LOTERIA ESPANOL
AWARD 2007
Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Anita Horst
Online coordinator for EUROMILLION LOTERIA ESPANOL PROMOTIONS
Sweepstakes International Program.
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