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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 Millions <euromillions00756@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:04:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: vous avez gagne


ENGLISH LOTTRRY
EURO MILLIONS. LOTTERY HEADQUATERS.
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
NETHERLANDS
Ref: BNA/941OYI/04
Batch:05/06/MA34

WINNING NOTIFICATION.


We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement on 21th November 2007.
Winners of the National Lottery Promo International program.

You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference NUMBER: 67345/05

And Batch number 05/06/MA34. Your email address attached to the ticket

Number:55550064638 that drew the lucky winning numbers 12-8-9-22-23-5,

which consequently won the daily Jackpot in the first category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of (800.000) Eight hundred thousand EUROS

in cash credited to file reference number:EG/2551256003/04.

Congratulations!!! Please contact the under listed claims release office

for immediate pay out of your winning fund:

Mr. Aruna Kader.
Foreign Service Manager,
Email: euromillions07.2007@yahoo.fr

To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your

reference/ batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our

designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members of staffs,

management team and directors of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Jean Kwasi Kwasi (Director)
Email/ loan@africamail.com
EURO-ASIAN ZONAL COORDINATOR.



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